[dwell] vi dwelled or dwelt ; dwelling [ME, fr. OE dwellan to go astray, hinder; akin to OHG twellen to tarry] (13c) 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 ~ on my fears" b: to speak or write insistently--used with on or upon "leering reviewers ~ed on a publicity photograph --James Atlas" -- dwell.er n