to dwell at length on

  • 1dwell — [dwel] vi. dwelt or dwelled, dwelling [ME dwellen < OE dwellan, to lead astray, hinder, akin to ON dvelja, to delay < IE * dh(e)wel , to obscure, make DULL] to make one s home; reside; live dwell on or dwell upon to linger over in thought… …

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  • 2dwell — ► VERB (past and past part. dwelt or dwelled) 1) formal live in or at a place. 2) (dwell on/upon) think, speak, or write at length about. DERIVATIVES dweller noun. ORIGIN Old English …

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  • 3dwell on — verb delay (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑linger over • Hypernyms: ↑hesitate, ↑waver, ↑waffle • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * …

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  • 4dwell — [[t]dwɛl[/t]] v. dwelt dwelled, dwell•ing 1) to live or stay as a permanent resident; reside 2) to exist or continue in a given condition or state 3) mac (of a moving tool or machine part) to be motionless for a certain interval during operation… …

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  • 5dwell on/upon — think, speak, or write at length about. → dwell …

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  • 6dwell — verb (past and past participle dwelt or dwelled) 1》 formal live in or at a place. 2》 (dwell on/upon) think, speak, or write at length about. noun technical a slight regular pause in the motion of a machine. Derivatives dweller noun Origin …

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  • 7dwell on — I m not one to dwell on the past Syn: linger over, mull over, muse on, brood about/over, think about; be preoccupied by, be obsessed by, eat one s heart out over; harp on about, discuss at length …

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  • 8dwell — v. & n. v.intr. (past and past part. dwelt or dwelled) 1 literary (usu. foll. by in, at, near, on, etc.) live, reside (dwelt in the forest). 2 (of a horse) be slow in raising its feet; pause before taking a fence. n. a slight, regular pause in… …

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  • 9dwell — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. live, reside, abide; hang out (sl.); slang, harp, iterate. See presence, repetition, abode, inhabitant. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. live, reside, inhabit, stay, lodge, room, abide, sojourn, stop,… …

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  • 10With Vilest of Worms to Dwell — Infobox Album Name = With Vilest of Worms to Dwell Type = studio Longtype = Artist = Hollenthon Released = 2001 Recorded = Vato Loco Studios, Vienna Genre = Symphonic black metal Length = 45:10 Label = Napalm Records Producer = Reviews = *… …

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