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   hud·dle

   /ˈhəd(ə)l/

   verb

   • 1. crowd together; nestle closely: "they huddled together for warmth" Similar crowdgatherthrongflockherdpilebunchclustercollectgroupcongregatepresspacksqueezecramjamrare:foregatherOpposite disperse
   • ▪ curl one's body into a small space: "the watchman remained, huddled under his canvas shelter" Similar curl upsnugglecuddlenestlehunch upsnug downOpposite stretch out
   • ▪ draw together for an informal, private conversation: "selection committee members huddled with attorneys"
   • ▪ heap together in a disorderly manner: "a man with his clothes all huddled on anyhow"

   noun

   • 1. a crowded or confused mass of people or things: "a huddle of barns and outbuildings" Similar crowdgatheringthrongflockherdswarmpresspackclusterbunchknotbandcollectioncirclesmall groupassemblageinformal:gagglecollectiongroupclusternumbermassselectionarrayjumbleconfusionmuddleheaptanglemess
   • ▪ a small group of people holding an informal, private conversation: "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 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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