Huddle

Noun

 * 1) a dense and disorderly crowd
 * 2)  a brief meeting of all the players from one team that are on the field with the purpose of planning the following play.

Verb

 * 1)  to crowd together as when distressed or in fear
 * The sheep huddled together seeking warmth.
 * 1) * 1912:, , Chapter 4
 * During all these operations the apes who had entered sat huddled near the door watching their chief, while those outside strained and crowded to catch a glimpse of what transpired within.
 * 1)  to curl one's legs up to the chest and keep one's arms close to the torso; to crouch; to assume a position similar to that of an embryo in the womb
 * 2)  to form a huddle.

Adjectives for Huddle
low; confused.

Verbs for Huddle
band in—; concentrate in—; congregate in —; crowd in—; crush in—; emerge from—; flock in—; gather in—; lie in—; mingle in —; move in—; throng in—; tumble into—; spring from—; swarm in—; —confuses; — disperses; —writhes.

Adverbs for Huddle
pathetically; sluggishly; comfortably; protectingly; snugly; patiently; instinctively; dolorously.

Thesaurus
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

Pronunciation




Noun

 * French: petit groupe