I. hud ‧ dle 1 /ˈhʌdl/ BrE AmE verb
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Perhaps from Low German hudeln 'to crowd together' ]
1 . [intransitive and transitive] ( also huddle together/up ) if a group of people huddle together, they stay very close to each other, especially because they are cold or frightened:
We lay huddled together for warmth.
huddle around
People huddled around the radio, waiting for news.
2 . [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to lie or sit with your arms and legs close to your body because you are cold or frightened:
She huddled under the blankets.
The snow blew against his huddled body.
3 . [intransitive] American English to sit or stand with a small group of people in order to discuss something privately:
The executive board huddled to discuss the issue.
4 . [intransitive] if American football players huddle, they gather around one player who tells them the plan for the next part of the game
II. huddle 2 BrE AmE noun [countable]
1 . a group of people or things that are close together, but not arranged in any particular order, pattern, or system
huddle of
a huddle of straw huts
Huddles of men stood around talking.
2 . a group of players in American football who gather around one player who tells them the plan for the next part of the game
3 . get/go into a huddle to form a small group away from other people in order to discuss something