n.
Pronunciation: ' h ə -d ə l
Function: verb
Inflected Form: hud · dled ; hud · dling \ ' h ə d-li ŋ , ' h ə -d ə l-i ŋ \
Etymology: probably from or akin to Middle English hoderen to huddle
Date: 1579
transitive verb
1 British : to arrange carelessly or hurriedly
2 a : to crowd together b : to draw (oneself) together : CROUCH
3 : to wrap closely in (as clothes)
intransitive verb
1 a : to gather in a close-packed group b : to curl up : CROUCH
2 a : to hold a consultation b : to gather in a huddle in football
– hud · dler \ ' h ə d-l ə r, ' h ə -d ə l- ə r \ noun