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Huddle Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Huddle? [n] (informal) a quick private conference [n] a disorganized and densely packed crowd; "a huddle of frightened women" [v] crowd or draw together [v] crouch or curl up Synonyms \| Synonyms for Huddle: cower \| huddle together \| powwow Related Terms \| Find terms related to Huddle: around \| assemble \| ataxia \| audience \| bargaining \| bargaining session \| bunch \| bunch up \| chaos \| clasp \| cling to \| clot \| clump \| cluster \| clutter \| collect \| come together \| conclave \| confab \| confabulation \| confer \| conference \| confrontation \| congregate \| congress \| consult \| consultation \| convention \| converge \| copulate \| council \| council fire \| council of war \| couple \| crowd \| date \| disarray \| discuss \| discussion \| disorder \| exchange of views \| eyeball-to-eyeball encounter \| flock together \| flow together \| follow close upon \| forgather \| fuse \| gang around \| gang up \| gather \| gather around \| go with \| group \| hang about \| herd \| herd together \| high-level talk \| hive \| horde \| hover over \| hug \| hug the shore \| hunch \| interchange of views \| interview \| keep close to \| league \| lie by \| link \| march with \| mass \| meet \| meeting \| merge \| mill \| muddle \| muster \| negotiations \| nestle \| news conference \| pack \| palaver \| parley \| pourparler \| powwow \| press conference \| rally \| rally around \| rendezvous \| seance \| seethe \| session \| sitting \| snarl \| stand by \| stay inshore \| stay near \| stream \| summit \| summit conference \| summitry \| surge \| swarm \| tailgate \| throng \| topsy-turviness \| treat \| unite See Also \| bend \| bow \| clump \| cluster \| conference \| constellate \| crouch \| crowd \| flock \| group discussion \| huddler \| huddler \| stoop Huddle In Webster's Dictionary \Hud"dle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Huddled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Huddling}.] [Cf. OE. hoderen, hodren, to cover, keep, warm; perh. akin to OE. huden, hiden, to hide, E. hide, and orig. meaning, to get together for protection in a safe place. Cf. {Hide} to conceal.] To press together promiscuously, from confusion, apprehension, or the like; to crowd together confusedly; to press or hurry in disorder; to crowd. The cattle huddled on the lea. --Tennyson. Huddling together on the public square . . . like a herd of panic-struck deer. --Prescott. \Hud"dle\, v. t. 1. To crowd (things) together to mingle confusedly; to assemble without order or system. Our adversary, huddling several suppositions together, . . . makes a medley and confusion. --Locke. 2. To do, make, or put, in haste or roughly; hence, to do imperfectly; -- usually with a following preposition or adverb; as, to huddle on; to huddle up; to huddle together. ``Huddle up a peace.'' --J. H. Newman. Let him forescat his work with timely care, Which else is huddled when the skies are fair. --Dryden. Now, in all haste, they huddle on Their hoods, their cloaks, and get them gone. --Swift. \Hud"dle\, n. A crowd; a number of persons or things crowded together in a confused manner; tumult; confusion. ``A huddle of ideas.'' --Addison.

Huddle Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Huddle?

[n] (informal) a quick private conference
[n] a disorganized and densely packed crowd; "a huddle of frightened women"
[v] crowd or draw together
[v] crouch or curl up

Synonyms | Synonyms for Huddle: cower | huddle together | powwow

Huddle In Webster's Dictionary

\Hud"dle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Huddled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Huddling}.] [Cf. OE. hoderen, hodren, to cover, keep, warm;
perh. akin to OE. huden, hiden, to hide, E. hide, and orig.
meaning, to get together for protection in a safe place. Cf.
{Hide} to conceal.]
To press together promiscuously, from confusion,
apprehension, or the like; to crowd together confusedly; to
press or hurry in disorder; to crowd.

      The cattle huddled on the lea.           --Tennyson.

      Huddling together on the public square . . . like a
      herd of panic-struck deer.               --Prescott.


\Hud"dle\, v. t.
1. To crowd (things) together to mingle confusedly; to
   assemble without order or system.

         Our adversary, huddling several suppositions
         together, . . . makes a medley and confusion.
                                               --Locke.

2. To do, make, or put, in haste or roughly; hence, to do
   imperfectly; -- usually with a following preposition or
   adverb; as, to huddle on; to huddle up; to huddle
   together. ``Huddle up a peace.'' --J. H. Newman.

         Let him forescat his work with timely care, Which
         else is huddled when the skies are fair. --Dryden.

         Now, in all haste, they huddle on Their hoods, their
         cloaks, and get them gone.            --Swift.


\Hud"dle\, n.
A crowd; a number of persons or things crowded together in a
confused manner; tumult; confusion. ``A huddle of ideas.''
--Addison.

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