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huddle verb [ ˈhʌd(ə)l ]

• crowd together; nestle closely.
• "they huddled together for warmth"
Similar: crowd, gather, throng, flock, herd, pile, bunch, cluster, collect, group, congregate, press, pack, squeeze, cram, jam, foregather,
Opposite: disperse,
• heap together in a disorderly manner.
• "a man with his clothes all huddled on anyhow"
• have a private discussion; confer.
• "the colonel huddled with A.J. at the dining-room table"

huddle noun

• a close grouping of people or things.
• "a huddle of huts"
Similar: crowd, gathering, throng, flock, herd, swarm, press, pack, cluster, bunch, knot, band, collection, circle, small group, assemblage, gaggle, group, number, mass, selection, array, jumble, confusion, muddle, heap, tangle, mess,
Origin: late 16th century (in the sense ‘conceal’): perhaps of Low German origin.


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