a place to live in; residence; house; abode
Origin of dwelling
ME: see dwell
A modern American dwelling.
The definition of a dwelling is a place where people live, such as a house or apartment.
An example of a dwelling is your house.
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dwelling
noun
A place to live in; an abode.
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Noun
(plural dwellings)
- A habitation; a place or house in which a person lives; abode; domicile.
- The old house served as a dwelling for Albert.
- Philip's dwelling fronted on the street. - Alfred Tennyson
Verb
- Present participle of dwell.
- I was dwelling in the cave.
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Sentence Examples
- It was a waste of time dwelling on a future she didn't have.
- There was no point dwelling on it.
- Leyon followed, and Mansr took her into a small dwelling on the mountain.
- Dwelling in her misery, she was surprised when his shadow fell across her.
- Almost every dwelling on the narrow, crowded road was in pieces.
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