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# huddle

verb (huddle, huddles, huddled, huddling); noun (a huddle, huddles)

«huddle» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To huddle means to crowd close together, usually to keep warm, to feel safe or to talk secretly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/huddle/#m1)
2. To huddle can also mean to curl your body up small: «huddled under a blanket». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/huddle/#m2)
3. A huddle is a small, close group of people or animals; in sports, a team huddle is when players gather close to plan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/huddle/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science lessons, emperor penguins huddle together through the freezing Antarctic winter, taking turns on the cold outside. In stories, «huddled» shows cold, fear or secrecy: «the children huddled round the fire». In PE and American football, teams go into a huddle to plan the next play. Phrases: «huddle together», «huddle round», «in a huddle», «huddled up».

### Examples

- The penguins huddled together to keep warm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/huddle/#x1)
- We huddled round the campfire and told stories. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/huddle/#x2)
- The kittens huddled in a corner of the box. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/huddle/#x3)
- The team went into a huddle before the second half. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/huddle/#x4)
- She sat huddled under a blanket during the storm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/huddle/#x5)
- The friends huddled in a corner to share a secret. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/huddle/#x6)
- Sheep huddle against a wall in heavy snow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/huddle/#x7)

### Note

Regular verb: huddled (drop the e, add -d). Often with «together», «round» or «up». Similar: «cuddle» (hug lovingly) — different meaning; «huddle» is about crowding close.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «huddle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/huddle/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«huddle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/huddle.html) on Mova free.