dwell onsomething
phrasal verbwithdwellverb[Iusually+ adv/prep]formaluk/dwel/us/dwel/dweltordwelled|dweltordwelled
C1
tokeepthinkingortalkingabout something,especiallysomethingbadorunpleasant:
In hisspeech, hedwelton theplightof thesickand thehungry.
to think carefully about something
- considerDon't make any decisions before you've considered the matter.
- contemplateHe lay in a hospital bed contemplating his future.
- ponderShe sat back for a minute to ponder her next move in the game.
- mull overI need a few days to mull things over before I decide.
- reflectI spent a lot of time reflecting on what he'd said.
- agonizeShe agonized for days before agreeing to take the job.
Continually thinking about
- absorb
- absorbed
- axe
- be devoured bysomethingidiom
- be hung up onsomethingidiom
- be wrapped up insomething/someoneidiom
- devour
- fixate
- fixated
- fixation
- get intosomeone
- have an axe to grindidiom
- mania
- nag
- obsessive
- obsessively
- one-track mind
- overactive
- preoccupation
- preoccupied