Definition of Dwell

Verb: dwell (dwelt, also dwelled) dwel

Think moodily or anxiously about something
- brood
Originate (in)
"The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country";
- consist, lie, lie in
Be an inhabitant of; spend most of one's life in
"this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean";
- populate, live, inhabit
Exist or be situated within
- inhabit
(usually with on) repeatedly come back to a subject; persistently complain about
"Don't dwell on the past";
- harp