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How to pronounce huddle in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms cower
Type of stoop, bend, bow, crouch
Derivation huddler


They huddled outside in the rain.
Type Words
Synonyms powwow
Type of group discussion, conference
Type Words
Synonyms huddle together
Type of constellate, flock, clump, cluster
Derivation huddler


let's huddle together--it's cold!.
Type Words
Type of crowd


a huddle of frightened women.

Examples of huddle

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Even personal possessions are a huddle of objects, gleaned from God knows where.
From the guardian.co.uk
The birds moved around in the huddle so they all had access to the inner warmth.
From the independent.co.uk
Jackson said they employed the no-huddle because it plays to Palmer's strengths.
From the sfgate.com
The soldiers scurry into a dry creek bed where they huddle as the whiz overhead.
From the abcnews.go.com
Conference rules say bands must stop playing once the offense breaks its huddle.
From the latimes.com
It's all in his head, and he uses running backs to carry the play to the huddle.
From the thestate.com
Offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson had been a no-huddle pioneer at Northwestern.
From the dallasnews.com
Owens, who had five catches for just 33 yards, simply jogged back to the huddle.
From the dallasnews.com
At the Olympics, table tennis coaches would huddle with players during timeouts.
From the jsonline.com
More examples
  • (informal) a quick private conference
  • Crowd or draw together; "let's huddle together--it's cold!"
  • A disorganized and densely packed crowd; "a huddle of frightened women"
  • Crouch or curl up; "They huddled outside in the rain"
  • (huddled) crowded or massed together; "give me...your huddled masses"; "the huddled sheep turned their backs against the wind"
  • In sport, a huddle is when a team gathers together, usually in a tight circle, to strategise, motivate or celebrate. ...
  • Huddle is a web-based team collaboration and project management tool developed in the UK.
  • (Huddling) Kleptothermy is any form of thermoregulation by which an animal shares in the metabolic thermogenesis of another animal. It may or may not be reciprocal, and occurs in both endotherms and ectotherms. Its most common form is huddling.
  • A dense and disorderly crowd; a brief meeting of all the players from one team that are on the field with the purpose of planning the following play; to crowd together as when distressed or in fear; to curl one's legs up to the chest and keep one's arms close to the torso; to crouch; to ...