Definition of Dwelling
Dwelling
dwell·ing
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
A place where someone lives or stays, especially a house or apartment.
e.g. The family's new dwelling was a cozy little cottage by the lake.
(verb)
(formal, literary) living in a particular space or place, or broadly, remaining or existing somewhere, often for some time;
e.g. They will be dwelling in a log cabin for the duration of their vacation in the mountains. The students were dwelling outside their professor's office, waiting for her to return.
(verb)
figuratively remaining with something by keeping one's attention continuously directed to it;
e.g. They were dwelling on their fears, which was making them panic even more.
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