huddle
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Pronunciation
[change]- IPA (key): /ˈhʌdəl/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: hud‧dle
Noun
[change]- (countable) A huddle is a group of people that are tight and not orderly.
- (countable) In football, a huddle is a short meeting of all the players from one team that are on the field to plan their next play.
Verb
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- (intransitive) to crowd together, usually when unhappy or afraid
- The girls huddled together to get warm.
- (intransitive) to bend your legs to your chest and lean over, getting into a position like an embryo in a womb