- huddle
- [[t]hʌ̱d(ə)l[/t]]
huddles, huddling, huddled1) 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.
[V prep/adv] She huddled inside the porch as she rang the bell, but it was small and offered little protection...
[V-ed] Myrtle sat huddled on the side of the bed, weeping.
Syn:hunch up2) VERB If people huddle together or huddle round something, they stand, sit, or lie close to each other, usually because they all feel cold or frightened.[V adv/prep] Tired and lost, we huddled together.
[V adv/prep] ...strangers huddling together for warmth...
[V adv/prep] Hundreds of people huddled around a single transistor radio listening to the announcement...
[V-ed] The survivors spent the night huddled around bonfires.
Syn:3) V-RECIP If people huddle in a group, they gather together to discuss something quietly or secretly.[pl-n V] Off to one side, Sticht, Macomber, Jordan, and Kreps huddled to discuss something...
[V with n] The president has been huddling with his most senior aides...
[V-ed] Mrs Clinton was huddled with advisers at her headquarters.
4) N-COUNT: oft N of n 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...
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.
English dictionary. 2008.
