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   huddle

   /ˈhʌdəl/

   verb

   • 1. crowd together; nestle closely: "they huddled together for warmth" Similar crowdgatherthrongflockherdpilebunchclustercollectgroupcongregatepresspacksqueezecramjamrare:foregatherOpposite disperse
   • ▪ curl one's body into a small space: "she huddled up close to him" Similar curl upsnugglecuddlenestlehunch upsnug downOpposite stretch out
   • 2. heap together in a disorderly manner: British "a man with his clothes all huddled on anyhow"
   • 3. have a private discussion; confer: North American "the colonel huddled with A.J. at the dining-room table"

   noun

   • 1. a close grouping of people or things: "a huddle of huts" Similar crowdgatheringthrongflockherdswarmpresspackclusterbunchknotbandcollectioncirclesmall groupassemblageinformal:gagglecollectiongroupclusternumbermassselectionarrayjumbleconfusionmuddleheaptanglemess
   • ▪ a number of people gathered together to speak about private or secret matters: "they stood together in a huddle, whispering to each other" Similar consultationdiscussiondebatetalkparleymeetingconferenceinformal:confabpowwowrare:confabulation
   • ▪ a brief gathering of players during a game to receive instructions, especially in American Football: "he controls the huddle and the team better than anybody else"
   • ▪ confusion; bustle: "the service was performed with more harmony and less huddle than I have known it"

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘conceal’): perhaps of Low German origin.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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