dwell

One entry found for dwell.

Main Entry: dwell
Pronunciation: 'dwel
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form(s): dwelled /'dweld, 'dwelt /; or dwelt /'dwelt/; dwelling
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dwellan to go astray, hinder; akin to Old High German twellen to tarry
1 : to remain for a time
2 a : to live as a resident b : EXIST, LIE
3 a : to keep the attention directed -- used with on or upon <tried not to dwell on my fears> b : to speak or write insistently -- used with on or upon <leering reviewers dwelled on a publicity photograph -- James Atlas>
- dwell·er noun