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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hud•dle /ˈhʌdəl/USA pronunciation v., -dled, -dling, n. v. - to (cause to) gather or crowd together: [no object]They huddled around the stove to get warm.[~ + object]The counselers huddled the children round the campfire.
- to meet together and discuss;
confer or consult:[no object]The union negotiators huddled for a few moments.
n. [countable] - a closely gathered group, mass, or heap;
bunch. - Sporta close gathering of football players before a play to hear instructions for the next play.
- a conference or consultation.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hud•dle (hud′l),USA pronunciation v., -dled, -dling, n. v.i. - to gather or crowd together in a close mass.
- to crouch, curl up, or draw oneself together.
- [Football.]to get together in a huddle.
- to confer or consult;
meet to discuss, exchange ideas, or make a decision.
v.t. - to heap or crowd together closely.
- to draw (oneself ) closely together, as in crouching;
nestle (often fol. by up). - British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]to do hastily and carelessly (often fol. by up, over, or together).
- to put on (clothes) with careless haste (often fol. by on).
n. - a closely gathered group, mass, or heap;
bunch. - [Football.]a gathering of the offensive team in a close circle or line behind the line of scrimmage for instructions, signals, etc., from the team captain or quarterback, usually held before each offensive play.
- a conference, or consultation, esp. a private meeting to discuss serious matters:The labor representatives have been in a huddle for two hours.
- confusion or disorder.
- 1570–80; hud- (weak grade of root found in hide1) + -le; replacing Middle English hoder, equivalent. to hod- (variant hud-) + -er -er6
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: huddle /ˈhʌdəl/ n - a heaped or crowded mass of people or things
- informal a private or impromptu conference (esp in the phrase go into a huddle)
vb - to crowd or cause to crowd or nestle closely together
- (often followed by up) to draw or hunch (oneself), as through cold
- (intransitive) informal to meet and confer privately
- (transitive) chiefly Brit to do (something) in a careless way
- (transitive) rare to put on (clothes) hurriedly
Etymology: 16th Century: of uncertain origin; compare Middle English hoderen to wrap upˈhuddler n |