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- pronunciation:
- huh
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- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
huddles, huddling, huddled |
| definition 1: |
to gather in a small, close group.
He huddled his family in the doorway out of the rain.- antonyms:
- disperse
- similar words:
- assemble, cluster, crowd, gather, marshal, rally, round up, shepherd
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| definition 2: |
to move close together or push in against one another when sharing something such as heat.
They huddled together in the tent during the storm.- antonyms:
- disperse
- similar words:
- assemble, bunch, cluster, concentrate, congregate, crowd, gather, mass
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| definition 3: |
to meet in a small, close group to discuss.
Let's huddle for five minutes and work out a solution.- similar words:
- confer, consult, convene, deliberate, meet
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| related words: |
bunch, collect, nestle |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a small group of people or animals pushed or drawn together.
One penguin was not allowed to join the huddle.- synonyms:
- knot
- similar words:
- assembly, cluster, group
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| definition 2: |
a gathering of a football team's players to get instructions for the next play.
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| derivations: |
huddlingly (adv.), huddler (n.) |
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