Definition of HUDDLE

huddle

Meanings

Plural: huddles

Noun

  • (informal) a quick private conference
  • a disorganized and densely packed crowd
    • "a huddle of frightened women"
  • A dense and disorderly crowd.
  • A small group of individuals in very close proximity to one another.
  • A session in which a group of journalists assemble in an informal, dense cluster to question a person of interest.
  • A small group of individuals in very close proximity to one another.
  • A brief meeting of all the players from one team that are on the field with the purpose of planning the following play.
  • A small group of individuals in very close proximity to one another.
  • A hesitation during play to think about one's next move.

Verb

  • crowd or draw together
    • "let's huddle together--it's cold!"
  • crouch or curl up
    • "They huddled outside in the rain"
  • To crowd together.
  • To curl one's legs up to the chest and keep one's arms close to the torso; to crouch; to assume a position similar to that of an embryo in the womb.
  • To get together and discuss a topic.
  • To form a huddle.
  • To crowd (things) together; to mingle confusedly; to assemble without order or system.
  • To do, make, or put, in haste or roughly; hence, to do imperfectly; usually with a following preposition or adverb (huddle on, huddle up, huddle together).
  • To hesitate during play while thinking about one's next move.

Adj

  • Huddled, confused, congested.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English *hudelen, alteration (due to hudels, hidels (“hiding place”), see hiddle) of *huderen, hoderen (“to cover; press together; huddle”), a frequentative form of Middle English huden, hiden (“to hide”), equivalent to hide + -le and/or hide + -er. Compare Low German huderken (“to brood; coddle; nurse; lull children to sleep”).

Synonyms

cower, huddle together, powwow

Scrabble Score: 11

huddle is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
huddle is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
huddle is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

huddle is a valid Words With Friends word