transcription, транскрипция: [ hʌd(ə)l ]
( huddles, huddling, huddled)
1.
If you huddle somewhere, you sit, stand, or lie there holding your arms and legs close to your body, usually because you are cold or frightened.
She huddled inside the porch as she rang the bell...
Myrtle sat huddled on the side of the bed, weeping.
= hunch
VERB : V prep / adv , V-ed
2.
If people huddle together or huddle round something, they stand, sit, or lie close to each other, usually because they all feel cold or frightened.
Tired and lost, we huddled together...
The survivors spent the night huddled around bonfires.
VERB : V adv / prep , V-ed
3.
If people huddle in a group, they gather together to discuss something quietly or secretly.
Off to one side, Sticht, Macomber, Jordan, and Kreps huddled to discuss something...
The president has been huddling with his most senior aides...
Mrs Clinton was huddled with advisers at her headquarters.
V-RECIP : pl-n V , V with n , V-ed
4.
A huddle is a small group of people or things that are standing very close together or lying on top of each other, usually in a disorganized way.
We lay there: a huddle of bodies, gasping for air...
N-COUNT : oft N of n