hud·dle (h d l)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. [From huddle, to crowd together, possibly from Low German hudeln; see (s)keu- in Indo-European roots.] hud dler n. |
huddle [ˈhʌdəl]
n
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)
vb
1. to crowd or cause to crowd or nestle closely together
2. (often foll by up) to draw or hunch (oneself), as through cold
3. (intr) Informal to meet and confer privately
4. (tr) Chiefly Brit to do (something) in a careless way
5. (tr) Rare to put on (clothes) hurriedly
[of uncertain origin; compare Middle English hoderen to wrap up]
huddler n
Huddle a number of persons or things crowded together; a confused mass—Johnson, 1755. See also conglomeration, jumble.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  huddle - (informal) a quick private conferencecolloquialism - 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!" 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" |
huddle
Translations
huddle [ˈhʌdl]
A. N [of people] → tropel m; [of things] → montón m
to go into a huddle → hacer un corrillo para discutir algo en secreto
to go into a huddle → hacer un corrillo para discutir algo en secreto
B. VI → acurrucarse
we huddled round the fire → nos arrimamos al fuego
the chairs were huddled in a corner → las sillas estaban amontonadas en un rincón
we huddled round the fire → nos arrimamos al fuego
the chairs were huddled in a corner → las sillas estaban amontonadas en un rincón
huddle down VI + ADV (= snuggle) → acurrucarse; (= crouch) → agacharse
huddle together VI + ADV → apiñarse
they were huddling together for warmth → estaban apiñados or acurrucados para darse calor
they were huddling together for warmth → estaban apiñados or acurrucados para darse calor
huddle up VI + ADV → apretarse (against contra)
huddle [ˈhʌdəl]
vi [cold person] → se blottir
to huddle around a fire → se blottir autour d'un feu
to huddle together → se blottir les uns contre les autres
to huddle around a fire → se blottir autour d'un feu
to huddle together → se blottir les uns contre les autres
huddle
n → (wirrer) Haufen m; (of people) → Gruppe f; in a huddle → dicht zusammengedrängt; to go into a huddle (inf) → die Köpfe zusammenstecken
vi (also to be huddled) → (sich) kauern; they huddled under the umbrella → sie drängten sich unter dem Schirm zusammen; we huddled around the fire → wir saßen eng zusammengedrängt um das Feuer herum; small sheds, huddled under the trees → kleine Hütten, die sich unter die Bäume kauerten; the president was huddled with his aides → der Präsident und seine Berater steckten die Köpfe zusammen
huddle [ˈhʌdl]
huddle [ˈhʌdl]
2. vi → raggomitolarsi, rannicchiarsi
huddle down vi + adv → accucciarsi, rannicchiarsi
huddle together vi + adv → stringersi l'uno/a vicino all'altro/a
huddle up vi + adv → rannicchiarsi, raggomitolarsi
huddle [ˈhʌdl]
2. vi → raggomitolarsi, rannicchiarsi
huddle down vi + adv → accucciarsi, rannicchiarsi
huddle together vi + adv → stringersi l'uno/a vicino all'altro/a
huddle up vi + adv → rannicchiarsi, raggomitolarsi
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 yhteen 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 우글우글 모이다 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 움츠리다 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 蜷縮 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 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 一堆人或物 гармидер لوگوں کا جتھا đám đông; đống (mớ) lộn xộn 一堆
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