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单词 huddlingly
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
hud•dle /ˈhʌdəl/USA pronunciation   v., -dled, -dling, n. 
v. 
  1. 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.
  2. to meet together and discuss;
    confer or consult:[no object]The union negotiators huddled for a few moments.

n. [countable]
  1. a closely gathered group, mass, or heap;
    bunch.
  2. Sporta close gathering of football players before a play to hear instructions for the next play.
  3. a conference or consultation.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
hud•dle  (hudl),USA pronunciation v., -dled, -dling, n. 
v.i. 
  1. to gather or crowd together in a close mass.
  2. to crouch, curl up, or draw oneself together.
  3. [Football.]to get together in a huddle.
  4. to confer or consult;
    meet to discuss, exchange ideas, or make a decision.

v.t. 
  1. to heap or crowd together closely.
  2. to draw (oneself ) closely together, as in crouching;
    nestle (often fol. by up).
  3. British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]to do hastily and carelessly (often fol. by up, over, or together).
  4. to put on (clothes) with careless haste (often fol. by on).

n. 
  1. a closely gathered group, mass, or heap;
    bunch.
  2. [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.
  3. a conference, or consultation, esp. a private meeting to discuss serious matters:The labor representatives have been in a huddle for two hours.
  4. 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
huddler, n. 
huddling•ly, adv. 

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