dwell
verb (used without object)
to live or stay as a permanent resident; reside.
were dwelling
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past progressiveof dwell.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Their minds were dwelling on grim business, not frivolous hours in the sun; their voices were cleared for psalms and hymns that could drown out the incessant Muzak.
From Time Magazine Archive
The fairies were dwelling in the knoll, and they had a near neighbour who used to visit them in their home.
From The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries by W. Y. Evans Wentz
Its two companions retreated down the river, and, as the brothers saw them depart, the thoughts of both were dwelling upon the same subject.
From The Giraffe Hunters by Mayne Reid
So they launched their canoe from the beach at Kaupo, on the island of Maui, where they were dwelling, and proceeded to the fishing ground.
From Hawaiian Folk Tales A Collection of Native Legends by Thomas G. (Thomas George) Thrum
Oh, kind hearts were dwelling there, And bairnies fu' o' glee!
From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume I. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century by Charles Rogers
