Definition of dwel

"dwel" is probably misspelled. Trying dwell instead Definition of dwell

1. dwell [ v ] think moodily or anxiously about something

Used in print:

(Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)

It is worth dwelling in some detail on the crisis of this story , because it brings_together a number of characteristic elements and makes of them a curious , riddling compound obscurely but centrally significant for Mann 's work .

Synonyms brood dwell worry Related Terms chew_over worry dwell_on

2. dwell [ v ] originate (in)
Examples: "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"

Used in print:

(The Wall Street Journal,...)

They dwell , in_short , in the doltish twilight in_which peasants and serfs of the past are commonly reported to have lived .

(Herald Press Tracts, Scottdale, Pa....)

To have Christ dwelling through faith in your hearts .

(Charles Glicksberg, "Sex in Contemporary Literature"...)

Lawrence_Lipton , in The Holy_Barbarians , stresses that for the beat_generation sex is more_than a source of pleasure ; it is a mystique , and their private language is rich_in the multivalent ambiguities of sexual reference so_that they dwell in a sexualized universe_of_discourse .

Synonyms lie_in lie belong consist dwell Related Terms exist pertain inhere lie

3. dwell [ v ] make one's home or live in
Examples: "There are only 250,000 people in Iceland" "I live in a 200-year old house" "These people inhabited all the islands that are now deserted" "The plains are sparsely populated"

Used in print:

(Charles Wharton Stork, "Verner von Heidenstam"...)

`` There is a spark dwells deep within my soul .

Synonyms live reside populate inhabit dwell domicile domiciliate people shack Related Terms be camp occupy lodge board cohabit overpopulate neighbor rusticate live_in live_out people dwelling population resident inhabitant hovel residency inhabitancy liver

4. dwell [ v ] come back to
Examples: "Don't dwell on the past" "She is always harping on the same old things"

Synonyms harp dwell Related Terms repeat

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