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dwell / dwel/ • v. (past and past part. dwelled or dwelt / dwelt/ ) [intr.] 1. formal live in or at a specified place: groups of gypsies still dwell in these caves.2. (dwell on/upon) think, speak, or write at length about (a particular subject, esp. one that is a source of unhappiness, anxiety, or dissatisfaction): I've got better things to do than dwell on the past. ∎  (dwell on/upon) (of one's eyes or attention) linger on (a particular object or place): she let her eyes dwell on them for a moment.• n. technical a slight regular pause in the motion of a machine.DERIVATIVES: dwell·er n. [in comb.] city-dwellers.

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