dwell
verb (used without object)
to live or stay as a permanent resident; reside.
am dwelling
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present progressiveof dwell (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The reason I am dwelling on the words he spoke then and now is because the obvious narrative is one of victory for Virginia Giuffre.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2022
So here is what I am dwelling on:
From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2021
And that is why I am dwelling on them.
From Your United States Impressions of a first visit by Arnold Bennett
I am dwelling at present in the apartment immediately above you, and hearing of the arrival of a fellow-clergyman, through my worthy friend Mrs Gabbon, I have taken the liberty of calling.
From The Lunatic at Large by J. Storer (Joseph Storer) Clouston
I am weak and wavering, and as a proof I am dwelling on the very subject that I had forbidden.
From A Face Illumined by Edward Payson Roe
