gorgonizing
/ˈɡɔrɡəˌnaɪzɪŋ/
verb
- To paralyze or stun someone with a look, as if turning them to stone; to have a petrifying or mesmerizing effect.
- The magician's performance was so intense it seemed to gorgonize the entire audience.
- The teacher's stern glare seemed to gorgonize the noisy students into silence.
- The ancient myth tells how Medusa could gorgonize anyone who met her eyes.