Phrase guide

worship the ground someone walks on

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • wûr′shĭp thə ground sŭm′wŭn′ wôks ŏn
  • -sŭm′wən-
  • -ôn
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈwɜː.ʃɪp ðə ɡɹaʊ̯nd ˈsʌmˌwʌn wɔːks ɒn/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /-ˈsʌm.wən-/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /-ɔːn/ today or older
  • Canada, General-American, cot-caught-merger: /ˈwɜɹ.ʃɪp ðə ɡɹaʊ̯nd ˈsʌmˌwʌn wɑks ɑn/
  • Canada, General-American: /-ˈsʌm.wən-/
  • General-American: /-wɔks ɔn/ without the cot–caught merger
  • Canada: /-wɒks ɒn/ without the cot–caught merger
  • Australian: /ˈwɜː.ʃɪp ðə ɡɹæɔ̯nd ˈsɐmˌwɐn woːks ɔn/
  • Australian: /-ˈsɐm.wən-/
  • Australian: /-oːn/
  • AuE Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • New-Zealand: /ˈwøː.ʃəp ðə ɡɹæʊ̯nd ˈsɐmˌwɐn woːks ɒn/
  • New-Zealand: /-ˈsɐm.wən-/
  • New-Zealand: /-oːn/
  • Scotland: /ˈwʌɹ.ʃɪp ðə ɡɹʌʊ̯nd ˈsʌmˌwʌn wɔks ɔn/
  • Scotland: /-ˈsʌm.wən-/
  • India: /ˈwʌɹ.ʃɪp ðə ɡɹʌʊ̯nd ˈsʌmˌwʌn wɔks ɔn/
  • India: /-ˈsʌm.wən-/

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verb

Meaning 1

To admire or adore someone to excess.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: excessive, idiomatic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

First attested in 1848.