dwell on
Ruminate too long
To dwell on something is to think or talk about it at length, especially when doing so is unproductive or painful: Don't dwell on your mistakes.
The phrase implies lingering attention—returning to a subject repeatedly rather than moving past it.
She dwelled on every detail of the argument for days.
- obsessDwell on compulsively
- mull overConsider at length
- ponderThink deeply about
- harp onRepeat tediously, incessantly
- broodHatchlings as a group
turn over in your mind · regret · contemplate · lost in thought · guilt · worry · fixate · frown · nostalgia · ruminate · anxiety · replay · memories · scrutinize · melancholy · reflect · reiterate · disappointment
- thinkingthinking, reasoning, thought, ponder, contemplate
- deliberationdeliberation, consideration, ponder, contemplate, weighing
- chew overchew, ruminate, mull over, ponder, contemplate
- naggingnag, pester, badger, henpeck, go on
- overthinkingoverthink, ruminate, obsess, brood, fixate
- memoryremember, forget, recall, memorize, recollect
dwell onlet go of
dismiss · forget · ignore · disregard · put out of one's mind
dwell onget past
Surmount an obstacle
leave behind · move forward · get over · press on · look ahead
dwell ongloss over
Minimize or conceal flaws
skim over · make light of · brush off · take lightly · pass over
dwell, dwelling, dweller, dwellers, dwells, dwelt, dwelled, indwelling