huddle (redirected from huddles)

hud·dle  (hdl)

n.

1. A densely packed group or crowd, as of people or animals.

2. Football A brief gathering of a team's players behind the line of scrimmage to receive instructions for the next play.

3. A small private conference or meeting.

v. hud·dled, hud·dling, hud·dles

v.intr.

1. To crowd together, as from cold or fear.

2. To draw or curl one's limbs close to one's body; crouch.

3. Football To gather in a huddle.

4. Informal To gather together for conference or consultation: During the crisis the President's national security advisers huddled.

v.tr.

1. To cause to crowd together.

2. To draw (oneself) together in a crouch.

3. Chiefly British To arrange, do, or make hastily or carelessly.

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[From huddle, to crowd together, possibly from Low German hudeln; see (s)keu- in Indo-European roots.]

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huddler n.

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huddle

Noun

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

2. go into a huddle Informal to have a private conference

Verb

[-dling, -dled]

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

2. to curl up one's arms and legs close to one's body through cold or fear [origin unknown]

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Huddle a number of persons or things crowded together; a confused mass—Johnson, 1755. See also conglomeration, jumble.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	huddle - (informal) a quick private conference powwow colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech group discussion, conference - a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic huddler - a member of a huddle
	2.	huddle - a disorganized and densely packed crowd; "a huddle of frightened women" crowd - a large number of things or people considered together; "a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers" huddler - a member of a huddle
Verb	1.	huddle - crowd or draw together; "let's huddle together--it's cold!" huddle together cluster, constellate, flock, clump - come together as in a cluster or flock; "The poets constellate in this town every summer"
	2.	huddle - crouch or curl up; "They huddled outside in the rain" cower crouch, stoop, bend, bow - bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"

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huddle

verb 1. curl up, crouch, hunch up, nestle, snuggle, make yourself small

verb 2. crowd, press, gather, collect, squeeze, cluster, flock, herd, throng

noun 3. crowd, mass, bunch, cluster, heap, muddle, jumble

noun 4. (Informal) discussion, conference, meeting, hui N.Z. powwow, confab (informal) korero N.Z.

Translations

huddle [ˈhʌdl] vi to huddle together → amontonarse

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huddle [ˈhʌdl] vi to huddle together → se blottir les uns contre les autres

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huddle [ˈhʌdl] vi to huddle together → sich zusammendrängen n in a huddle → dicht zusammengedrängt

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huddle [ˈhʌdl] vi to huddle together → rannicchiarsi l'uno contro l'altro

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huddle

v huddle [ˈhadl]

1 (often withtogether) to crowd closely together The cows (were) huddled together in the corner of the field. bondel يَتَراكَم، يَتَزاحَم натрупвам (се) shluknout se klumpe sig sammen sich zusammendrängen στριμώχνω, στριμώχνομαι apiñarse, amontonarse, agruparse kobarasse kogunema ازدحام كردن painautua toisiinsa se serrer (les uns contre les autres) לְהִצטוֹפֵף छल्लेदार nagurati (se), nagomilati se összezsúfol berdesakan hjúfra sig saman stringersi (insieme) 群れ集まる 떼짓다 susispiesti (į krūvą) pulcēties; drūzmēties berhimpit-himpit samendringen, samenscholen klumpe/klynge seg sammen tłoczyć się, zbijać się (w kupę) amontoar-se a (se) strânge (unii într-alţii) сгонять в одно место nakopiť sa stisniti se zbiti se stå (sitta, ligga) tätt ihop เบียดกันแนบแน่น sokulmak 擠成一團 товпитися; тиснутися پاس پاس سمٹ آنا túm tụm 挤成一团

2 to curl up in a sitting position The old man (was) huddled near the fire to keep warm. inmekaargekrimp يَتَجَمَّع على بَعْضِهِ свивам (се) schoulit se krybe sammen sich kauern κουλουριάζομαι acurrucarse kössitama بهم پيچيدن käpertyä se blottir לְהִצטַנֵף ढेर लगाना skupiti (zgrciti) se összekuporodik duduk bergelung hnipra sig saman rannicchiarsi ちぢこまる (몸을) 둥글게 웅크리다 susiriesti saritināties mengerekot zich klein maken krype sammen (s)kulić się aconchegar-se a se cuibări съёживаться schúliť sa zgrbiti se skupiti se krypa ihop, kura ihop sig ซุก çömelmek, büzülüp oturmak 卷縮 зіщулитися کنڈلی مار کر بیٹھنا nằm cuộn tròn 卷缩

n

a number of people, things etc crowded together a huddle of people round the injured man. klompie عَدَد من أشخاص، مُؤْتَمَر، إجْتِماع тълпа chumel bunke das Gewirr συγκεντρωμένο πλήθος tropel, montón, grupo korratu hunnik توده rykelmä samassis קְבוּצָה מִצטוֹפֶפֶת भीड़ लगाना gomila tömeg sekelompok þyrping, þvaga calca 群れ 빽빽이 모인 무리, 군집 būrys, pulkas, krūva bars; pūlis sekelompok menigte, meute, samenscholing klynge, stimmel gromadka pilha mulţime толпа; куча zhluk gruča gomila hop, klunga, anhopning คนหรือสิ่งที่รวมอยู่ด้วยกัน yığın, kalabalık 一堆 гармидер لوگوں کا جتھا đám đông; đống (mớ) lộn xộn 一堆