transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdwel ]
intransitive verb
( dwelled ˈdweld, ˈdwelt ; or dwelt ˈdwelt ; 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