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  • past participle of dwell.
  • past tense form of dwell.
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dwelt

[dwelt] / dwɛlt /


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It dwelt on historical themes and called for unity among Ethiopians.

From BBC Apr. 18, 2026

Indeed, commentators seem to have dwelt on little else.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 3, 2026

Television pioneer Norman Lear, who died this month at the age of 101, told me three years ago that he dwelt not on what he’d done but on what he wanted to do next.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 16, 2023

Bethany: True — it represents a nadir of D.A.A.M.’s cinematic experience, not to be dwelt upon further.

From Seattle Times Aug. 24, 2023

We called one of the boys Ateermadang, which is the name of a spirit that the boy said dwelt inside him.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau



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