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Synonyms
dwell (dwĕl)

[Middle English dwellen, from Old English dwellan, to mislead, delay, dwell.]

intransitive verb: dwelt (dwĕlt) or dwelled, dwell·ing, dwells. 

  1. To live as a resident; reside.
  2. To exist in a given place or state: dwell in joy.
    1. To fasten one's attention: kept dwelling on what went wrong. See synonyms at brood
    2. To speak or write at length; expatiate: dwelt on the need to trim the budget.

derivatives

dwelĺer
noun