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Definitions for Huddling

[1] to gather or crowd together in a close mass.
[2] to crouch, curl up, or draw oneself together.
[3] Football . to get together in a huddle.
[4] to confer or consult; meet to discuss, exchange ideas, or make a decision.
[5] to heap or crowd together closely.
[6] to draw (oneself) closely together, as in crouching; nestle (often followed by up ).
[7] Chiefly British . to do hastily and carelessly (often followed by up, over, or together ).
[8] to put on (clothes) with careless haste (often followed by on ).
[9] a closely gathered group, mass, or heap; bunch.
[10] Football . a gathering of the offensive team in a close circle or line behind the line of scrimmage for instructions, signals, etc., from the team captain or quarterback, usually held before each offensive play.
[11] a conference, or consultation, especially a private meeting to discuss serious matters: The labor representatives have been in a huddle for two hours.
[12] confusion or disorder.
[13] a heaped or crowded mass of people or things
[14] informal a private or impromptu conference (esp in the phrase go into a huddle )
[15] to crowd or cause to crowd or nestle closely together
[16] (often foll by up) to draw or hunch (oneself), as through cold
[17] (intr) informal to meet and confer privately
[18] (tr) mainly British to do (something) in a careless way
[19] (tr) rare to put on (clothes) hurriedly

Words related to Huddling

huddlecrouch, gather, confer, converge, cluster, cuddle, consult, snuggle, conference, confab, gathering, group, mess, disorder, discussion, disarray, muddle, chaos, jumble, mass

Words nearby Huddling

huddlehucklebone, huckster, hucksterer, hud, huddersfield, huddle, huddleston, hudibrastic, hudna, hudson, hudson bay

Origin of Huddling

e1570–80; hud- (weak grade of root found in hide1) + -le; replacing Middle English hoder, equivalent to hod- (variant hud- ) + -er -er6

Other words from Huddling

hud·dler , noun
hud·dling·ly , adverb
un·hud·dle , verb (used with object), un·hud·dled, un·hud·dling.

Word origin for Huddling

eC16: of uncertain origin; compare Middle English hoderen to wrap up

Synonyms for Huddling

bunch, chaos, cluster, clutter, confab, conference, confusion, disarray, discussion, disorder, gathering, group, heap, jumble, mass, meeting, mess, muddle