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worship the ground someone walks on

/ˈwɜɹ.ʃɪp ðə ɡɹaʊ̯nd ˈsʌmˌwʌn wɑks ɑn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.96 in modern English

Syllables
wor-ship the ground some-one walks on
IPA
/ˈwɜɹ.ʃɪp ðə ɡɹaʊ̯nd ˈsʌmˌwʌn wɑks ɑn/
52
Scrabble Score
30
Letters
3
Syllables
17
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To admire or adore someone to excess.

Etymology

First attested in 1848.

Origin

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈwɜɹ.ʃɪp ðə ɡɹaʊ̯nd ˈsʌmˌwʌn wɑks ɑn/
  • British English: /ˈwɜː.ʃɪp ðə ɡɹaʊ̯nd ˈsʌmˌwʌn wɔːks ɒn/

Inflected Forms

worships the ground someone walks on (present, singular) worshiping the ground someone walks on (US, participle) worshipping the ground someone walks on (UK, participle) worshiped the ground someone walked on (US, participle) worshiped the ground someone walked on (US, past) worshipped the ground someone walked on (UK, participle) worshipped the ground someone walked on (UK, past)

Phrases

drink someone's bathwater put on a pedestal

Frequently Paired Words

drink someone's bathwater put on a pedestal

Questions

How do you pronounce worship the ground someone walks on?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɜɹ.ʃɪp ðə ɡɹaʊ̯nd ˈsʌmˌwʌn wɑks ɑn/.
What does worship the ground someone walks on mean?
To admire or adore someone to excess.
Where does worship the ground someone walks on come from?
First known use: First attested in 1848.

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