I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
around
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The inhabitants huddle around huge log fires in timber halls protected by massive stockades.
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Four family members were found huddled around the bathtub; three other victims were discovered in the bedroom.
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Grannies make their mark Women huddle around blackboards on windy Andean hillsides.
together
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The Springboks team, led by Joost van der Westhuizen, huddled together and prayed.
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And if the herd is threatened, they will gallop off together or maybe huddle together, touching each other for reassurance.
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The old men, terrified, bewildered, huddled together .
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A knot of figures were huddled together on the walkway.
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They huddle together or hide under a rock.
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No-one had noticed that while they huddled together the armour-plating had rusted away.
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Sometimes they were in heaps because they had huddled together , and some were scattered all along.
up
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They huddled up close to each other as they walked rather aimlessly towards the heart of the old market.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A group of beggars were huddling in the shop entrance to keep dry.
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Homeless men huddled beneath flimsy blankets on the sidewalk.
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The room didn't have any heating, and we had to huddle together for warmth.
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This week, the union's executive board huddled to discuss how to keep workers from competing against each other.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Even worse, during storms animals tend to huddle together, which creates even longer step potential loops.
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He sat huddled, looking pathetic and sorry for himself, and he would not smile.
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Last night families were huddled in fields fearing further tremors.
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Mum was still huddled under the blanket.
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Quietly they huddled together on the cobbles of the drive.
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The Springboks team, led by Joost van der Westhuizen, huddled together and prayed.
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They smoke between classes and after lunch, much like their adult counterparts who huddle outside office buildings for smoke breaks.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
go
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The meeting was chaotic, but at the end Mr Williams went into a huddle with a group of hauliers.
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As each question is asked each team goes into a huddle and then writes down its answer.
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They had gone into a huddle , obviously discussing their captives.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
call a huddle
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As each question is asked each team goes into a huddle and then writes down its answer.
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Cops in twos and threes huddle , lightly tap their thighs with night sticks and smile at me with benevolence.
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Gwendolen loses her composure and huddles in terror.
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He talks incessantly, in huddles with Jason and his solicitor and junior counsel.
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Mariucci noted the huddle could look strange with Rudolph standing with the other linemen.
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Nabers asks the seniors to come up with a cheer to break the huddle .
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They talked in a close huddle and every so often would both turn round and look at me.
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With 16 seconds left, and no timeouts remaining, Starr stepped into the huddle for the last call.