petrifyingn.

Brit.

/ˈpɛtrᵻfʌɪɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpɛtrəˌfaɪɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: petrify v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < petrify v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier petrifaction n., petrification n., and also earlier petrifying adj.

†1. A petrified object; = petrifaction n. 2. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > formation of rock or stone > [noun]

petrifaction?a1425

petrification1611

lapidification1626

lapidescence1649

petrescency1662

petrifying1712

petrescence?1797

lithification1872

petrogenesis1886

lithogeny1888

lithifaction1893

lithogenesis1909

petrogeny1937

1712 J. James tr. A.-J. Dézallier d'Argenville Theory & Pract. Gardening ii. x. 214 Rock-Works, Congelations, Petrifyings [Fr. petrifications], and Shell-Works.

2. The action of petrify v. (chiefly figurative); an instance of this.

ΚΠ

1863 E. L. Blanchard Riquet with Tuft 4 Demoniacal Dance of Bewitched Broomsticks—The Witch, the Whim, and the Wager—Night Flight of the Witches and Petrifying of the Peasantry.

1874 F. W. Farrar Life Christ 82 A callosity of heart, a petrifying of the moral sense.

1883 Atlantic Monthly June 853 The petrifying of our language by the dictionary-makers..has made a pretty confusion.

1937 T. E. Grefory et al. Peaceful Change 119 Through this petrifying of human relations..society passes from the stage of unorganised insecurity into that of organised insecurity.

2002 Guardian (Nexis) 4 Nov. (Home section) 5 Harry and his friends struggle to open the chamber of secrets, thereby stopping the petrifyings which have been happening at Hogwarts school.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

petrifyingadj.

Brit.

/ˈpɛtrᵻfʌɪɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpɛtrəˌfaɪɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: petrify v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < petrify v. + -ing suffix². Compare French pétrifiant (1580 in Montaigne in sense 1: see petrificant adj.; sense 2 is not paralleled in French until much later (1823)). Compare earlier petrifactive adj., petrificant adj., and slightly later petrific adj.

1. That causes petrifaction; esp. (of a spring or well) that causes objects to become encrusted with a hard mineral deposit.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > formation of rock or stone > [adjective] > petrifying

petrificant1603

stoning1623

lapidescent1644

petrifactive1646

petrifying1649

petrous1657

petrescent1661

petrific1667

lapidifying1669

1649 Necessary Exam. Dangerous Design & Pract. 7 Upon what petrifying fountain have you drank so long, that your hearts are wholly stone?

1652 J. French (title) The Yorkshire Spaw..the Dropping, or Petrifying Well.

1674 T. Duffett Amorous Old-woman i. v. 13 This is some Egyptian Mummy preserv'd By a petrifying Vapour.

?c1710 J. Taylor Journey Edenborough (1903) 48 The water is of a petrifying nature and as it falls turns the moss into stone.

1794 F. G. Waldron Prodigal ii. 26 Engulph me, and conceal my shame, Befriending Earth!—or, from thy yawning depth Stream up a petrifying blast, to blot out memory, Congeal my blood, and fix me here a statue!

1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) 170 Such springs are vulgarly called petrifying springs..all that such springs are able to do is to simply cover the objects which receive the water with a crust of carbonate of lime.

1991 New Scientist 21 Dec. 42/1 The Dropping Well of Knaresborough in Yorkshire, Britain's best known petrifying spring.

1996 Sedimentary Geol. 101 37/2 Though the result of the petrifying agent in the wood from Voervadsbro now is quartz, it may first have precipitated as opal.

2. figurative. That deprives a person of feeling, vitality, movement, etc., esp. that paralyses with fear; terrifying.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [adjective] > rendered emotionless > deadening or dulling

stony1590

benumbing1628

petrifying1667

azotic1791

hebetative1834

the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > causing physical symptoms > [adjective] > that petrifies

petrifying1667

1667 R. Allestree Causes Decay Christian Piety xvii. 385 A kind of petrifying crime, which induces that induration, to which the fearful expectation of wrath is consequent.

1685 C. Cotton tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. ii. xxxvii. 715 It is very likely that there was some petrifying quality in all parts of this Goat.

1782 F. Burney Cecilia I. i. viii. 111 How wretchedly empty is the town! petrifying to a degree!

1793 M. Robinson Poems II. 47 Hark! The petrifying shriek Breaks, from yonder Turret bleak!

1814 J. West Alicia de Lacy IV. 249 That petrifying horror which, by benumbing every faculty, renders them all incapable of useful exertion.

1842 H. Grote Let. 17 Dec. in Lewin Lett. (1909) II. v. 17 Never spent such a purgatorial time..what with the..petrifying cold, the vermin on one's clothes, the mice in one's beds.

1860 ‘G. Eliot’ Mill on Floss I. i. iii. 24 Mr Tulliver had listened to this exposition of Maggie's with petrifying wonder.

1900 ‘V. Fane’ Betwixt Two Seas 104 Soon shall the petrifying touch of Time Heal ev'ry ill!

1986 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) (Nexis) 10 Dec. He tells us he's been singing in a pantomime recently and the experience was petrifying.

1994 Independent on Sunday 13 Mar. (Review Suppl.) 30/2 Skin is a petrifying investigation into the youth cults that favour body art, piercing of the flesh, including genitals, tattoing and scarification.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	petrifying
释义	petrifyingn. Brit. /ˈpɛtrᵻfʌɪɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpɛtrəˌfaɪɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: petrify v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < petrify v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier petrifaction n., petrification n., and also earlier petrifying adj. †1. A petrified object; = petrifaction n. 2. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > formation of rock or stone > [noun] petrifaction?a1425 petrification1611 lapidification1626 lapidescence1649 petrescency1662 petrifying1712 petrescence?1797 lithification1872 petrogenesis1886 lithogeny1888 lithifaction1893 lithogenesis1909 petrogeny1937 1712 J. James tr. A.-J. Dézallier d'Argenville Theory & Pract. Gardening ii. x. 214 Rock-Works, Congelations, Petrifyings [Fr. petrifications], and Shell-Works. 2. The action of petrify v. (chiefly figurative); an instance of this. ΚΠ 1863 E. L. Blanchard Riquet with Tuft 4 Demoniacal Dance of Bewitched Broomsticks—The Witch, the Whim, and the Wager—Night Flight of the Witches and Petrifying of the Peasantry. 1874 F. W. Farrar Life Christ 82 A callosity of heart, a petrifying of the moral sense. 1883 Atlantic Monthly June 853 The petrifying of our language by the dictionary-makers..has made a pretty confusion. 1937 T. E. Grefory et al. Peaceful Change 119 Through this petrifying of human relations..society passes from the stage of unorganised insecurity into that of organised insecurity. 2002 Guardian (Nexis) 4 Nov. (Home section) 5 Harry and his friends struggle to open the chamber of secrets, thereby stopping the petrifyings which have been happening at Hogwarts school. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). petrifyingadj. Brit. /ˈpɛtrᵻfʌɪɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpɛtrəˌfaɪɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: petrify v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < petrify v. + -ing suffix². Compare French pétrifiant (1580 in Montaigne in sense 1: see petrificant adj.; sense 2 is not paralleled in French until much later (1823)). Compare earlier petrifactive adj., petrificant adj., and slightly later petrific adj. 1. That causes petrifaction; esp. (of a spring or well) that causes objects to become encrusted with a hard mineral deposit. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > formation of rock or stone > [adjective] > petrifying petrificant1603 stoning1623 lapidescent1644 petrifactive1646 petrifying1649 petrous1657 petrescent1661 petrific1667 lapidifying1669 1649 Necessary Exam. Dangerous Design & Pract. 7 Upon what petrifying fountain have you drank so long, that your hearts are wholly stone? 1652 J. French (title) The Yorkshire Spaw..the Dropping, or Petrifying Well. 1674 T. Duffett Amorous Old-woman i. v. 13 This is some Egyptian Mummy preserv'd By a petrifying Vapour. ?c1710 J. Taylor Journey Edenborough (1903) 48 The water is of a petrifying nature and as it falls turns the moss into stone. 1794 F. G. Waldron Prodigal ii. 26 Engulph me, and conceal my shame, Befriending Earth!—or, from thy yawning depth Stream up a petrifying blast, to blot out memory, Congeal my blood, and fix me here a statue! 1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) 170 Such springs are vulgarly called petrifying springs..all that such springs are able to do is to simply cover the objects which receive the water with a crust of carbonate of lime. 1991 New Scientist 21 Dec. 42/1 The Dropping Well of Knaresborough in Yorkshire, Britain's best known petrifying spring. 1996 Sedimentary Geol. 101 37/2 Though the result of the petrifying agent in the wood from Voervadsbro now is quartz, it may first have precipitated as opal. 2. figurative. That deprives a person of feeling, vitality, movement, etc., esp. that paralyses with fear; terrifying. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [adjective] > rendered emotionless > deadening or dulling stony1590 benumbing1628 petrifying1667 azotic1791 hebetative1834 the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > causing physical symptoms > [adjective] > that petrifies petrifying1667 1667 R. Allestree Causes Decay Christian Piety xvii. 385 A kind of petrifying crime, which induces that induration, to which the fearful expectation of wrath is consequent. 1685 C. Cotton tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. ii. xxxvii. 715 It is very likely that there was some petrifying quality in all parts of this Goat. 1782 F. Burney Cecilia I. i. viii. 111 How wretchedly empty is the town! petrifying to a degree! 1793 M. Robinson Poems II. 47 Hark! The petrifying shriek Breaks, from yonder Turret bleak! 1814 J. West Alicia de Lacy IV. 249 That petrifying horror which, by benumbing every faculty, renders them all incapable of useful exertion. 1842 H. Grote Let. 17 Dec. in Lewin Lett. (1909) II. v. 17 Never spent such a purgatorial time..what with the..petrifying cold, the vermin on one's clothes, the mice in one's beds. 1860 ‘G. Eliot’ Mill on Floss I. i. iii. 24 Mr Tulliver had listened to this exposition of Maggie's with petrifying wonder. 1900 ‘V. Fane’ Betwixt Two Seas 104 Soon shall the petrifying touch of Time Heal ev'ry ill! 1986 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) (Nexis) 10 Dec. He tells us he's been singing in a pantomime recently and the experience was petrifying. 1994 Independent on Sunday 13 Mar. (Review Suppl.) 30/2 Skin is a petrifying investigation into the youth cults that favour body art, piercing of the flesh, including genitals, tattoing and scarification. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1712adj.1649
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