dwell on

• POS: Verb (intransitive)

THESAURUS

dwell on

accent, accentuate, always trot out, bear in mind, belabor, breathe vengeance, brood over, cherish, continue, dawdle, drag out, draw out, dwell upon, emphasize, extend, fan the embers, give emphasis to, hammer away at, harbor revenge, harp on, have in mind, highlight, hold in mind, insist upon, italicize, keep, keep in memory, keep in mind, keep in view, labor, lengthen, lengthen out, linger on, overaccentuate, overemphasize, overstress, place emphasis on, point up, procrastinate, prolong, protract, punctuate, retain, rub in, spin out, spotlight, star, stress, stretch out, temporize, thresh over, treasure, underline, underscore, upon

ROGET THESAURUS

dwell on

Diffuseness

VB be diffuse, run out on, descant, expatiate, enlarge, dilate, amplify, expand, inflate, launch out, branch out, rant, maunder, prose, harp upon, dwell on, insist upon, digress, ramble, battre la campagne, beat about the bush, perorate, spin a long yarn, protract, spin out, swell out, draw out, battologize.