The act of turning to stone, petrifying, or paralyzing someone through fear or fascination (American spelling).
Present participle of 'gorgonize' using American '-izing' spelling. Standard continuous/gerund form.
Present participles like 'gorgonizing' let us capture action in progress—it's the difference between 'that's horrifying' and 'that's horrifying me right now!'
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