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noun

ˈdwe-liŋ How to pronounce dwelling (audio)
Definition of dwellingnext
as in residence
the place where one lives the simple dwellings in which the Pilgrims spent the first winter at Plymouth

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verb

present participle of dwell
1
as in staying
to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time dwelling with a farm family as an exchange student in France

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2
as in living
to have a home the widow dwells in the valley by herself

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Recent Examples of dwelling
Noun
That’s the colloquial name for the Salkin House, an 1,100-square-foot dwelling perched on a hillside lot, built for violist Jules Salkin in 1948 by John Lautner, the famed midcentury modern architect. — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 13 Oct. 2026 Families peered out at us suspiciously from curtainless windows in ramshackle brick dwellings. — Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Verb
The Gaboon viper, which has two hornlike projections on its snout, feeds mainly on rodents and ground-dwelling birds. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026 Instead of dwelling on the past, fulfill your duties objectively and with diligence. — Abigail Van Buren, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dwelling
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dwelling
  1. residence
  2. staying
  3. living
  4. abode
  5. remaining
  6. residing
  7. house
  8. waiting
Noun
  • The backstory This property has quite the history—originally built in 1868, its roots date back to the Gilded Age era when affluent families summered here (and big names like the Vanderbilts and the Astors took up residence nearby).
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Before the family landed in Florida, Lula, who turned 81 on Tuesday, spoke to dozens of supporters outside the presidential residence in Brasilia.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of residence
Verb
  • Green-Hornes said staying focused can sometimes be difficult.
    — Donald Fountain, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • For these artists, staying true to their Puerto Rican identity is still paramount.
    — Juan J. Arroyo, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of staying
Verb
  • The model excludes the influence of living organisms, allowing scientists to examine how a planet’s systems could evolve without biology.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The series follows survivors living at a fortified prepper compound in the Rocky Mountains known as The Homestead after a nuclear attack on LA plunges the country into chaos.
    — Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of living
Noun
  • Each night, Portia settles upside down beneath its silk abode, alternating prolonged stillness with brief episodes of retinal movements, twitching, and occasional leg curling.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Here the final abode of souls redeemed by Christ in heaven is depicted as an intricate urban environment.
    — Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of abode
Verb
  • Rarely does a pop album so deftly lay bare the trickery of pop albums, while remaining a compelling pop album in its own right.
    — Samuel Hyland, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The lawyers also raised the possibility of seeking dismissal of the remaining charge on double jeopardy grounds, arguing that the earlier acquittal could legally bar a second trial on certain issues.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of remaining
Verb
  • The couple married the next year, briefly residing in an NYC apartment before returning to raise their daughters, born in 1984 and in 1987, in Cowles’s childhood home.
    — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 29 Oct. 2026
  • On Monday, Romania’s anti-organized crime agency, DIICOT, said that three foreign nationals — two Belarusians and one Ukrainian, all residing in European Union countries — were being investigated in connection with the fire in Brasov.
    — Stephen McGrath, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of residing
Noun
  • These attributes will be increasingly important when robots are deployed to rescue sites and even used in less dangerous settings like hospitality and in multilevel offices, factories and houses.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Ford, 54, is a former social studies teacher and real estate broker who has served in the Illinois state house since 2007.
    — Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of house
Verb
  • While waiting to form the new government, the election winners have called on prosecutors and judges to start doing their jobs or step down.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Apparently, a man – and woman – gotta check election results while waiting and watching the three Jonases on stage.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of waiting

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“Dwelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dwelling. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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