huddle

verb

/ˈhʌdl/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they huddle	/ˈhʌdl/ /ˈhʌdl/
he / she / it huddles	/ˈhʌdlz/ /ˈhʌdlz/
past simple huddled	/ˈhʌdld/ /ˈhʌdld/
past participle huddled	/ˈhʌdld/ /ˈhʌdld/
-ing form huddling	/ˈhʌdlɪŋ/ /ˈhʌdlɪŋ/

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[intransitive] huddle (up/together) (+ adv./prep.) (of people or animals) to gather closely together, usually because of cold or fear
- We huddled together for warmth.
- They all huddled around the fire.
- People huddled up close to each other.
[intransitive] huddle (up) (+ adv./prep.) to hold your arms and legs close to your body, usually because you are cold or frightened
- I huddled under a blanket on the floor.
Extra Examples
- Felipe sat huddled in his chair.
- He slept, huddled in an armchair.
- Karen was huddled against the wall.
- She found him huddled in a corner, shaking violently.
- She lay huddled under the blankets.

Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘conceal’): perhaps of Low German origin.

noun

/ˈhʌdl/

Idioms

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a small group of people, objects or buildings that are close together, especially when they are not in any particular order
- People stood around in huddles.
- The track led them to a huddle of outbuildings.
- They stood in a tight huddle, whispering.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- little
- small
- tight
- …
verb + huddle
- get into
- go into
- break
- …
preposition
- in a huddle
- huddle of
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(especially in American football ) a time when the players gather round to hear the plan for the next part of the game
- The team went into a huddle at half-time to discuss their tactics.
Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2

Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘conceal’): perhaps of Low German origin.

Idioms

get/go into a huddle (with somebody)

to move close to somebody so that you can talk about something without other people hearing