huddle
To crowd togetherTo crowd together.
» Penguins often huddle together to keep warm.
Pinguine stehen oft eng beisammen, um sich warm zu halten.
Пингвины часто собираются в кучу и прижимаются друг к другу, чтобы сохранить тепло.
Meaning
7 senses(intransitive)To crowd together.
The sheep huddled together seeking warmth.
толпи́тьсяtolpítʹsja, столпи́тьсяstolpítʹsja
crowd or draw together
(intransitive)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.
crouch or curl up
To get together and discuss a topic.
(intransitive)To form a huddle.
(transitive)To crowd (things) together; to mingle confusedly; to assemble without order or system.
(transitive)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).
(intransitive)To hesitate during play while thinking about one's next move.
Examples
29 sentencesPenguins often huddle together to keep warm.
ruПингвины часто собираются в кучу и прижимаются друг к другу, чтобы сохранить тепло.
dePinguine stehen oft eng beisammen, um sich warm zu halten.
They huddled together.
ruОни прижались друг к другу.
Mary is huddled on the couch.
deMary liegt zusammengekauert auf der Couch.
Several children were huddled around the fire.
deMehrere Kinder drängten sich um das Feuer zusammen.
They huddled close together to stay warm.
deSie rückten eng aneinander, um sich zu wärmen.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English *hudelen, alteration (due to hudels, hidels (“hiding place”), see hiddFrom 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”).
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Forms
huddles, huddling, huddled, huddledSynonyms
2 synonyms- crowd or draw together:huddle together
- crouch or curl up:cower
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle