What events make you feel trembling in the knees? In our life, things happen that involuntarily cause a feeling of fear or anxiety. This article will focus on the word “freeze”. Its lexical meaning will be revealed. We will also pick up synonyms.
Determine the lexical meaning
To begin with, we will determine what is “freeze”. This is a verb that is used in its perfect form (what to do?) / We can easily find its meaning in Ozhegov’s dictionary: weaken from surprise or fright, numb.
That is, the state of extreme shock is indicated. This word can indicate both positive experiences (thunder from someone’s beauty) and negative experiences (thunder from horror).
Some dictionaries also indicate that the verb congeal has another meaning: numb. So they say about parts of the body: the hand is stupefied, the foot is stupefied. That is, numb.
Word stress and sentence examples
So that you can correctly pronounce the verb "freeze", it is worthwhile to indicate the stress. It falls on the vowel "e." It is also worth remembering that in the first and second syllables the vowels "o" are written.
Now let's start with examples of sentences with the verb “fly away”. This word is most often found in the colloquial style of speech:
- We were astonished when we saw an unprecedented monster.
- To prevent your legs from becoming limp, do not sit for long periods in the same position.
- The children were dumbfounded when mom brought a delicious cake from the store.
We select synonyms
Now we can move on to selecting words with a similar meaning. To replace the verb “freeze” you can use one of the synonyms presented:
- Get scared. I did not expect that you could be so scared.
- Get scared. The guys froze at the sight of a teacher who looked strictly at them.
- Dumbfounded. The old women were stunned when they saw an unprecedented miracle: the icon pacified.
- Freeze. We froze in horror, because the crew rushed past us at great speed.
- Gasp. The audience gasped as a stream of multicolored shiny papers and balloons fell from the ceiling.
- To shudder. The experienced investigator involuntarily shuddered when he arrived at the crime scene.
- Do not believe your eyes. The stunned audience could not believe their eyes, because the magician was astounding with skill and dexterity.
- Petrify. Those present were petrified: suddenly a large black bird flew into the room.
- Stiffen. I have not moved for two hours, so my leg became numb.
These synonyms will help you expand your vocabulary. With them you can easily replace the verb “scatter”.