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huddle

(hʌdəl)

Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense huddles, present participle huddling, past tense, past participle huddled

1. verb

If you huddle somewhere, you sit, stand, or lie there holding your arms and legs close to your body, usually because you are cold or frightened.

She huddled inside the porch as she rang the bell. [VERB preposition/adverb]

Myrtle sat huddled on the side of the bed, weeping. [VERB-ed]

Synonyms: curl up, crouch, hunch up, nestle More Synonyms of huddle

2. verb

If people huddle together or huddle round something, they stand, sit, or lie close to each other, usually because they allfeel cold or frightened.

Tired and lost, we huddled together. [VERB adverb/preposition]

...strangers huddling together for warmth. [VERB adverb/preposition]

Hundreds of people huddled around a single radio listening to the announcement. [VERB adverb/preposition]

The survivors spent the night huddled around bonfires. [VERB-ed]

Synonyms: crowd, press, gather, collect More Synonyms of huddle

3. verb

If people huddle in a group, they gather together to discuss something quietly or secretly.

The only people in the store were three young employees, huddled in the corner chatting. [VERB]

The president has been huddling with his most senior aides. [VERB + with]

He was huddled with his advisers in Ottawa yesterday to review strategy. [VERB-ed]

4. countable noun

A huddle is a small group of people or things that are standing very close together or lying on top of each other, usually in a disorganized way.

We lay there: a huddle of bodies, gasping for air. [+ of]

Les kept seeing Eric and Tam in a huddle and he knew they were talking about him.

...the huddle of dark houses on the other side of the reservoir.

Synonyms: crowd, mass, bunch, cluster More Synonyms of huddle

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huddle in British English

(ˈhʌdəl)

noun

a heaped or crowded mass of people or things

2. informal

a private or impromptu conference (esp in the phrase go into a huddle)

verb

to crowd or cause to crowd or nestle closely together

4. (often foll by up)

to draw or hunch (oneself), as through cold

5. (intransitive) informal

to meet and confer privately

6. (transitive) mainly British

to do (something) in a careless way

7. (transitive) rare

to put on (clothes) hurriedly

Derived forms

huddler (ˈhuddler)

noun

Word origin

C16: of uncertain origin; compare Middle English hoderen to wrap up

huddle in American English

(ˈhʌdəl)

verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈhuddled or ˈhuddling

to crowd, push, or nestle close together, as cows do in a storm

to draw the limbs close to the body, as from cold

to huddle under a blanket

3. US, Informal

to hold a private, informal conference

4. US, American Football

to gather in a huddle

verb transitive

to crowd close together

to hunch or draw (oneself) up

to do, put, or make hastily and carelessly

to push or thrust in a hurried or disordered manner

noun

a confused crowd or heap of persons or things

10.

confusion; muddle; jumble

11. US, Informal

a private, informal conference

12. US, American Football

a grouping of a team behind the line of scrimmage to receive signals before a play

Word origin

orig. (16th c.), to put out of sight < ? or akin to ME hudel, var. of hidel, a hiding place < OE hydel < hydan, hide1

Examples of 'huddle' in a sentence
huddle

Groups of young men huddled around fires, burning plastic and wood.Friends huddled around her, wiping her face with a towel.More than a million people are on waiting lists, many in hostels where families huddle in one room and share a lavatory with others.We laugh gaily and chat and huddle in small groups.They huddled around their fires to fight the winter cold.The camera panned to a crowd of huddled men playing dominoes around a table.There are people huddled together who blink and stare.They huddled in one large room as the army fired at rebel lines.We sprinkled the snow around their enclosure but they all huddled together away from it.Folk were huddled against the cold in scarves and hoodies.

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British English: huddle VERB

If you huddle somewhere, you sit, stand, or lie there holding your arms and legs close to your body, usually because you are cold or frightened.

She huddled inside the porch as she rang the bell.

American English: huddle
Brazilian Portuguese: encolher-se
Chinese: > 蜷缩由于寒冷或害怕而
European Spanish: acurrucarse
French: se blottir
German: kauern
Italian: rannicchiarsi
Japanese: 身を縮める
Korean: 움츠리다
European Portuguese: encolher-se
Latin American Spanish: acurrucarse

British English: huddle NOUN

A huddle is a small group of people or things that are standing very close together or lying on top of each other, usually in a disorganized way.

We lay there, a huddle of bodies gasping for air.

American English: huddle
Brazilian Portuguese: agrupamento
Chinese: > 蜷缩由于寒冷或害怕而
European Spanish: corrillo
French: groupe compact
German: Haufen
Italian: ammassodi persone
Japanese: 群れ
Korean: 움츠리다
European Portuguese: agrupamento
Latin American Spanish: corrillo

Chinese translation of 'huddle'

huddle

(ˈhʌdl)

vi

蜷缩(縮) (quánsuō)

n (c)

挤(擠)作一团(團) (jǐ zuò yītuán)
to huddle together 挤(擠)作一团(團) (jǐ zuò yītuán)
to huddle around sth 围(圍)着(著)某物 (wéizhe mǒuwù)

1 (verb) in the sense of curl up

Definition

to curl up one's arms and legs close to one's body through cold or fear

She sat huddled on the side of the bed, weeping.

Synonyms

curl up

crouch

hunch up

nestle

The new puppy nestled in her lap.

snuggle

I snuggled down in the big, comfortable seat.

make yourself small

2 (verb) in the sense of crowd

Definition

(of a group of people) to crowd or nestle closely together

strangers huddling together for warmth

Synonyms

crowd

A throng of fashionable young people crowded around the stage.

press

As the music stopped, the crowd pressed forward.

gather

In the evenings, we gathered round the fire and talked.

collect

They collected donations for a fund to help the earthquake victims.

squeeze

Somehow they managed to squeeze into the tight space.

cluster

The passengers clustered together in small groups.

flock

The crowds flocked around her.

herd

throng

the multitudes that throng around the Pope

1 (noun) in the sense of crowd

Definition

a small group of people or things standing or lying close together

a huddle of bodies, gasping for air

Synonyms

crowd

All the old crowd from my university days were there.

mass

A mass of excited people clogged the street.

bunch

We did a bunch of songs together.

cluster

A cluster of men blocked the doorway.

heap

a heap of bricks

muddle

My thoughts are all in a muddle.

jumble

a meaningless jumble of words

2 (noun) in the sense of discussion

(informal)

He went into a huddle with his lawyers to consider an appeal.

Synonyms

discussion

There was a discussion about the wording of the report.

conference

The president summoned the state governors to a conference on education.

meeting

I travel to London regularly for business meetings.

hui (New Zealand)

He arranged a hui which called together a broad span of Māori tribes and opinions.

powwow

confab (informal)

korero (New Zealand)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bunch

Definition

a collection

We did a bunch of songs together.

Synonyms

number,

lot,

mass,

pile,

quantity,

stack,

heap,

batch,

assortment

in the sense of cluster

Definition

to gather or be gathered in clusters

The passengers clustered together in small groups.

Synonyms

gather,

group,

collect,

bunch,

assemble,

flock,

huddle

in the sense of cluster

Definition

a number of people or things grouped together

A cluster of men blocked the doorway.

Synonyms

gathering,

group,

collection,

bunch (informal),

knot,

clump,

assemblage,

aggregate

Nearby words of
huddle

hubbub
hubris
huckster
huddle
hue
hue and cry
huff

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单词	huddle
释义	Trends of huddle View usage for: huddle (hʌdəl) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense huddles, present participle huddling, past tense, past participle huddled 1. verb If you huddle somewhere, you sit, stand, or lie there holding your arms and legs close to your body, usually because you are cold or frightened. She huddled inside the porch as she rang the bell. [VERB preposition/adverb] Myrtle sat huddled on the side of the bed, weeping. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: curl up, crouch, hunch up, nestle More Synonyms of huddle 2. verb If people huddle together or huddle round something, they stand, sit, or lie close to each other, usually because they allfeel cold or frightened. Tired and lost, we huddled together. [VERB adverb/preposition] ...strangers huddling together for warmth. [VERB adverb/preposition] Hundreds of people huddled around a single radio listening to the announcement. [VERB adverb/preposition] The survivors spent the night huddled around bonfires. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: crowd, press, gather, collect More Synonyms of huddle 3. verb If people huddle in a group, they gather together to discuss something quietly or secretly. The only people in the store were three young employees, huddled in the corner chatting. [VERB] The president has been huddling with his most senior aides. [VERB + with] He was huddled with his advisers in Ottawa yesterday to review strategy. [VERB-ed] 4. countable noun A huddle is a small group of people or things that are standing very close together or lying on top of each other, usually in a disorganized way. We lay there: a huddle of bodies, gasping for air. [+ of] Les kept seeing Eric and Tam in a huddle and he knew they were talking about him. ...the huddle of dark houses on the other side of the reservoir. Synonyms: crowd, mass, bunch, cluster More Synonyms of huddle More Synonyms of huddle huddle in British English (ˈhʌdəl) noun 1. a heaped or crowded mass of people or things 2. informal a private or impromptu conference (esp in the phrase go into a huddle) verb 3. to crowd or cause to crowd or nestle closely together 4. (often foll by up) to draw or hunch (oneself), as through cold 5. (intransitive) informal to meet and confer privately 6. (transitive) mainly British to do (something) in a careless way 7. (transitive) rare to put on (clothes) hurriedly Derived forms huddler (ˈhuddler) noun Word origin C16: of uncertain origin; compare Middle English hoderen to wrap up huddle in American English (ˈhʌdəl) verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈhuddled or ˈhuddling 1. to crowd, push, or nestle close together, as cows do in a storm 2. to draw the limbs close to the body, as from cold to huddle under a blanket 3. US, Informal to hold a private, informal conference 4. US, American Football to gather in a huddle verb transitive 5. to crowd close together 6. to hunch or draw (oneself) up 7. to do, put, or make hastily and carelessly 8. to push or thrust in a hurried or disordered manner noun 9. a confused crowd or heap of persons or things 10. confusion; muddle; jumble 11. US, Informal a private, informal conference 12. US, American Football a grouping of a team behind the line of scrimmage to receive signals before a play Word origin orig. (16th c.), to put out of sight < ? or akin to ME hudel, var. of hidel, a hiding place < OE hydel < hydan, hide1 Examples of 'huddle' in a sentence huddle Groups of young men huddled around fires, burning plastic and wood. Times, Sunday Times (2017) Friends huddled around her, wiping her face with a towel. Times, Sunday Times (2016) More than a million people are on waiting lists, many in hostels where families huddle in one room and share a lavatory with others. Times, Sunday Times (2016) We laugh gaily and chat and huddle in small groups. Times, Sunday Times (2011) They huddled around their fires to fight the winter cold. Max Hastings Nemesis: The Battle for Japan, 194445 (2007) The camera panned to a crowd of huddled men playing dominoes around a table. Times, Sunday Times (2010) There are people huddled together who blink and stare. Marsden, Philip The Crossing-Place (1993) They huddled in one large room as the army fired at rebel lines. Times, Sunday Times (2011) We sprinkled the snow around their enclosure but they all huddled together away from it. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Folk were huddled against the cold in scarves and hoodies. The Sun (2009) On the field a group of players were locked in an impromptu huddle. Times, Sunday Times (2014) She grabbed me and we all cried together in a huddle on the side of the mountain. Times, Sunday Times (2014) So we performed five tracks huddled around the one mic. The Sun (2010) They do not need to huddle together for warmth or work together to provide themselves with shelter. Boyne, Roy Foucault and Derrida - The Other Side Of Reason (1990) Relatives and neighbours of the family huddled in small groups on the street while scores of police converged on the scene. Times, Sunday Times (2014) There he huddled beneath his bed 's blankets and shivered with hatred. Zindell, David The Broken God (1993) All were huddled close together, their backs pressed against the low walls of their properties. Oliver Poole BLACK KNIGHTS: On the Bloody Road to Baghdad (2003) In the smaller rooms, chairs were huddled and worshipers crowded in casual exchange. Bruce Feiler WALKING THE BIBLE (2001) Who's been batting for their poor huddled masses? Times, Sunday Times (2010) I huddled very close to her and she to me. Times, Sunday Times (2007) When the warden arrived, all he saw was a prisoner and a guard huddled by a small fire. Christianity Today (2000) I remember being huddled on the dark sands, pestering my parents for a ride on the donkeys. Times, Sunday Times (2015) In other languages huddle British English: huddle VERB If you huddle somewhere, you sit, stand, or lie there holding your arms and legs close to your body, usually because you are cold or frightened. She huddled inside the porch as she rang the bell. American English: huddle Brazilian Portuguese: encolher-se Chinese: > 蜷缩由于寒冷或害怕而 European Spanish: acurrucarse French: se blottir German: kauern Italian: rannicchiarsi Japanese: 身を縮める Korean: 움츠리다 European Portuguese: encolher-se Latin American Spanish: acurrucarse British English: huddle NOUN A huddle is a small group of people or things that are standing very close together or lying on top of each other, usually in a disorganized way. We lay there, a huddle of bodies gasping for air. American English: huddle Brazilian Portuguese: agrupamento Chinese: > 蜷缩由于寒冷或害怕而 European Spanish: corrillo French: groupe compact German: Haufen Italian: ammassodi persone Japanese: 群れ Korean: 움츠리다 European Portuguese: agrupamento Latin American Spanish: corrillo Chinese translation of 'huddle' huddle (ˈhʌdl) vi 蜷缩(縮) (quánsuō) n (c) 挤(擠)作一团(團) (jǐ zuò yītuán) to huddle together 挤(擠)作一团(團) (jǐ zuò yītuán) to huddle around sth 围(圍)着(著)某物 (wéizhe mǒuwù) 1 (verb) in the sense of curl up Definition to curl up one's arms and legs close to one's body through cold or fear She sat huddled on the side of the bed, weeping. Synonyms curl up crouch hunch up nestle The new puppy nestled in her lap. snuggle I snuggled down in the big, comfortable seat. make yourself small 2 (verb) in the sense of crowd Definition (of a group of people) to crowd or nestle closely together strangers huddling together for warmth Synonyms crowd A throng of fashionable young people crowded around the stage. press As the music stopped, the crowd pressed forward. gather In the evenings, we gathered round the fire and talked. collect They collected donations for a fund to help the earthquake victims. squeeze Somehow they managed to squeeze into the tight space. cluster The passengers clustered together in small groups. flock The crowds flocked around her. herd throng the multitudes that throng around the Pope 1 (noun) in the sense of crowd Definition a small group of people or things standing or lying close together a huddle of bodies, gasping for air Synonyms crowd All the old crowd from my university days were there. mass A mass of excited people clogged the street. bunch We did a bunch of songs together. cluster A cluster of men blocked the doorway. heap a heap of bricks muddle My thoughts are all in a muddle. jumble a meaningless jumble of words 2 (noun) in the sense of discussion (informal) He went into a huddle with his lawyers to consider an appeal. Synonyms discussion There was a discussion about the wording of the report. conference The president summoned the state governors to a conference on education. meeting I travel to London regularly for business meetings. hui (New Zealand) He arranged a hui which called together a broad span of Māori tribes and opinions. powwow confab (informal) korero (New Zealand) Additional synonyms in the sense of bunch Definition a collection We did a bunch of songs together. Synonyms number, lot, mass, pile, quantity, stack, heap, batch, assortment in the sense of cluster Definition to gather or be gathered in clusters The passengers clustered together in small groups. Synonyms gather, group, collect, bunch, assemble, flock, huddle in the sense of cluster Definition a number of people or things grouped together A cluster of men blocked the doorway. Synonyms gathering, group, collection, bunch (informal), knot, clump, assemblage, aggregate Nearby words of huddle hubbub hubris huckster huddle hue hue and cry huff Synonyms of 'huddle' huddle Explore 'huddle' in the dictionary
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