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petrified

adjective as in hardened

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adjective as in terrified

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In a twitch, a head tilt or a whine, Indy communicates his emotions: curious, lonely, contented, confused, fretful, desperate or petrified.

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"I was petrified with all the noise that was going on."

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The MP said women who befriended Kulsuma at the refuge were "petrified" and "grief-stricken" in the wake of her death.

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PC King said he was "petrified", while PC Mechem-Whitfield told her colleague "don't let me die here".

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