dwell upon
Keep thinking about
To dwell upon something is to think or speak about it at length, often excessively.
The phrase suggests lingering attention—turning something over in the mind or returning to it repeatedly in conversation: She dwelt upon her childhood memories, Let's not dwell upon past mistakes.
The preposition *on* works identically: He tends to dwell on the negative.
- lingerStay beyond necessity
- broodHatchlings as a group
- ruminateThink deeply and repeatedly
- belaborOverwork a point
- contemplateConsider something thoroughly
harp on · beat a dead horse · consider · expatiate · ponder · perseverate · mull over · revisit · deliberate · weigh · obsess · fixate · meditate · overthink · emphasize · replay · reflect · preoccupy
mental attention duration
dwell upondismiss
Send away or reject
brush aside · gloss over · pass over · skim over · disregard
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