v.
Pronunciation: ' dwel
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form: 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
Date: 13th century
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 dwell ed on a publicity photograph ― James Atlas>
– dwell · er noun