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noun

Definition of huddlenext
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as in meeting
a coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose after an all-night huddle, the state legislature finally approved a budget for the coming year

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2
as in cluster
a number of things considered as a unit saw a huddle of tents that turned out to be a Scout encampment

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3
as in group
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit in the lobby during intermission huddles of theatergoers were excitedly discussing the play

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huddle

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verb

ˈhə-dᵊl How to pronounce huddle (audio)
1
as in to crowd
to gather into a closely packed group the puppies huddled together to keep warm

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2
as in to crouch
to lie low with the limbs close to the body huddled under her bed during a game of hide-and-seek

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Recent Examples of huddle
Noun
That is the daily huddles, the manager, the template and the twice-weekly reviews running on code. — Albert Mikkelsen, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Up on a hill overlooking Sarajevo, Karadžić, the proud champion of his nation, huddles inside a little red pod, formerly part of a cable car, trying to make a phone call to his wife while petting a puppy that larks around at his feet. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
The hockey star stayed down on the ice for a few moments as teammates huddled around him, and Faber eventually stood up and skated off the ice on his own. — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026 Tight, familial church communities, huddled in isolated villages and small towns; people held in place; a striking lack of privacy and liberty. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for huddle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for huddle
  1. meeting
  2. cluster
  3. group
  4. crowd
  5. crouch
  6. gathering
  7. batch
  8. grouping
Noun
  • At the first all-crew meeting, Kerry warns everyone to stay vigilant.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The program offers discussions of financing and distribution, opportunities to present unfinished work and pitch projects, and meetings with industry representatives.
    — Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of meeting
Noun
  • Genetic comparisons revealed that deep-sea viral communities in the region are almost entirely unique, with just 4 percent of their protein clusters matching global databases.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The source was generally in good condition, but mold spots and dense clusters of small white specks required careful treatment.
    — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of cluster
Noun
  • Already, multiple House Republicans; key GOP candidates; and two bipartisan groups of senators have pushed back on the move.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Our ambition is to bring together creative and operational talent within a group that stays human in scale.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of group
Verb
  • In 2009, two Israeli tank shells exploded immediately outside Al-Fakhoora, which was crowded with families fleeing an Israeli ground offensive.
    — Mosab Abu Toha, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2026
  • At the event, 20 experts from a variety of disciplines crowded into a room in a Fort Lauderdale hotel and tried to address the growing concern of rising carbon-dioxide levels in the atmosphere.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of crowd
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  • Throughout the event, a guy bounds around, introducing the recordists, then crouching to cue their recordings on a laptop, his dark, longish hair under a black dad cap bearing the club’s name.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Mogwai, who would make their debut the year after Beat was released and with whom Bowery Electric would share a bill, would crouch in similarly unassuming and tense postures and use them to spring out and scare the bejeezus out of people.
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of crouch
Noun
  • The camaraderie morphed into friendship, and changed how Truncale approaches such gatherings.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Guimaraes said the art of the physical gathering relies on careful curation and the transformational power of breaking bread together.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of gathering
Noun
  • Good e-Reader says that Amazon is aware of the issue and has confirmed that a manufacturing issue may have led to defects in the current batch of Kindles.
    — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026
  • This week’s batch includes new albums from Cameron Winter, Deafheaven, Dawn Richard, Troye Sivan, and more.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of batch
Noun
  • In separate local elections, various independent candidates and groupings appeared to be winning most seats nationwide, a traditional result.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, of the 105 political parties and groupings qualified to participate, only 33 had successfully submitted their membership lists.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of grouping

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“Huddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/huddle. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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