worship
noun
reverent honor and homage paid to God or a sacred personage, or to any object regarded as sacred.
was worshipping
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past progressiveof worship.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“Because I’m English, and we don’t really do cults, I didn’t really understand what was going on. But everybody was worshipping him.”
From The Guardian ● Feb. 18, 2017
They had begun this training in 1985, as I was worshipping Optimus Prime with an open mouth before an ancient television set.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 22, 2016
Other historically black churches might have desired the President’s presence on Easter, but they understood why he was worshipping with a grieving congregation.
From Time ● Apr. 23, 2011
There in the darkness a Moslem was worshipping.
From Time Magazine Archive
That she should think I was worshipping Miss Dallas from afar!
From The Bread-winners A Social Study by John Hay
