huddle
verb/ˈhʌdl/
/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/ |
- [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.
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- [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.
- [intransitive] (North American English) to have a private conversation in a small group
- The President and his advisers huddled at the end of the table.
- The coach huddled with his defense to give the game plan.
Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘conceal’): perhaps of Low German origin.
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