"huddle" meaning in English

See huddle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈhʌdəl/ Audio: en-us-huddle.ogg
Rhymes: -ʌdəl 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*hudelen}} Middle English *hudelen, {{der|en|enm|huden}} Middle English huden, {{suf|en|hide|le|id2=verbal frequentative}} hide + -le, {{suf|en|hide|er|id2=frequentative|nocat=1}} hide + -er, {{cog|nds|huderken|t=to brood; coddle; nurse; lull children to sleep}} Low German huderken (“to brood; coddle; nurse; lull children to sleep”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} huddle (not comparable)
  1. Huddled, confused, congested. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-huddle-en-adj-ssnA6V3-

Noun

IPA: /ˈhʌdəl/ Audio: en-us-huddle.ogg Forms: huddles [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌdəl 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*hudelen}} Middle English *hudelen, {{der|en|enm|huden}} Middle English huden, {{suf|en|hide|le|id2=verbal frequentative}} hide + -le, {{suf|en|hide|er|id2=frequentative|nocat=1}} hide + -er, {{cog|nds|huderken|t=to brood; coddle; nurse; lull children to sleep}} Low German huderken (“to brood; coddle; nurse; lull children to sleep”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} huddle (plural huddles)
  1. A dense and disorderly crowd. Translations (dense and disorderly crowd): тълпа (tǎlpa) [feminine] (Bulgarian), shluk [masculine] (Czech), hlouček [masculine] (Czech), chumel [masculine] (Czech), foule dense et désordonnée (French), wirrer Haufen [masculine] (German), calca [feminine] (Italian), folla [feminine] (Italian), толпа (tolpa) [feminine] (Russian), chusma [feminine] (Spanish), klunga [common-gender] (Swedish), skock [common-gender] (Swedish), hop [common-gender] (Swedish), skara [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-huddle-en-noun-t9Jk71cF Disambiguation of 'dense and disorderly crowd': 93 4 2 1
  2. (journalism) A session in which a group of journalists assemble to question a person of interest. Categories (topical): Mass media
    Sense id: en-huddle-en-noun-RnPtxuAf Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 1 24 4 3 23 11 3 5 2 11 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 4 5 20 6 2 20 12 6 5 2 9 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 3 4 22 6 2 17 11 8 4 4 10 8 Topics: journalism, media
  3. (American football) A brief meeting of all the players from one team that are on the field with the purpose of planning the following play. Categories (topical): Football (American)
    Sense id: en-huddle-en-noun-sjmgiQ0- Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  4. (bridge) A hesitation during play to think about one's next move. Categories (topical): Bridge
    Sense id: en-huddle-en-noun-mHkeKLe- Topics: bridge, games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: huddle room

Verb

IPA: /ˈhʌdəl/ Audio: en-us-huddle.ogg Forms: huddles [present, singular, third-person], huddling [participle, present], huddled [participle, past], huddled [past]
Rhymes: -ʌdəl 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*hudelen}} Middle English *hudelen, {{der|en|enm|huden}} Middle English huden, {{suf|en|hide|le|id2=verbal frequentative}} hide + -le, {{suf|en|hide|er|id2=frequentative|nocat=1}} hide + -er, {{cog|nds|huderken|t=to brood; coddle; nurse; lull children to sleep}} Low German huderken (“to brood; coddle; nurse; lull children to sleep”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} huddle (third-person singular simple present huddles, present participle huddling, simple past and past participle huddled)
  1. (intransitive) To crowd together. Tags: intransitive Translations (crowd together): se blottir (French), s’amasser [Louisiana] (French), összezsúfolódik (Hungarian), accalcarsi (Italian), толпи́ться (tolpítʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), столпи́ться (stolpítʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), amontonarse (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-huddle-en-verb-~9z2UA8~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -le (verbal frequentative), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 2 16 7 1 28 14 3 6 1 7 13 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -le (verbal frequentative): 4 3 14 6 3 23 14 4 5 3 9 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 1 24 4 3 23 11 3 5 2 11 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 1 15 6 1 29 15 3 6 2 7 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 1 15 5 1 32 15 2 5 1 7 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 4 3 15 8 2 20 12 6 9 2 10 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 4 5 20 6 2 20 12 6 5 2 9 10 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 4 2 14 6 4 23 13 5 7 3 10 10 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 5 3 15 6 3 23 13 4 6 2 9 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 3 2 16 5 3 25 14 3 6 2 9 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 4 3 15 6 3 22 13 6 5 2 9 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 3 2 16 5 3 25 14 3 6 2 9 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 3 2 16 5 3 26 13 3 6 2 9 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 4 3 15 6 3 23 13 6 5 2 9 11 Disambiguation of 'crowd together': 66 9 4 3 4 5 9
  2. (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. Tags: intransitive Translations (curl one's legs up to the chest): choulit se [imperfective] (Czech), schoulit se [perfective] (Czech), se blottir (French), se raccoquiller [Louisiana] (French), összekuporodik (Hungarian), acurrucarse (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-huddle-en-verb-WDHoC2Dk Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Czech translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 1 24 4 3 23 11 3 5 2 11 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 4 5 20 6 2 20 12 6 5 2 9 10 Disambiguation of "curl one's legs up to the chest": 16 62 2 3 1 5 12
  3. To get together and discuss a topic.
    Sense id: en-huddle-en-verb-zuKG6JuW
  4. (intransitive, American football) To form a huddle. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Football (American)
    Sense id: en-huddle-en-verb-SaJI1jSl Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  5. (transitive) To crowd (things) together; to mingle confusedly; to assemble without order or system. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-huddle-en-verb-Qbu-Dz8y
  6. (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). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-huddle-en-verb-pKHlz~1i Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 1 24 4 3 23 11 3 5 2 11 10
  7. (bridge, intransitive) To hesitate during play while thinking about one's next move. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Bridge
    Sense id: en-huddle-en-verb-bgHcaAU1 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 1 24 4 3 23 11 3 5 2 11 10 Topics: bridge, games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (crowd or crouch together): струпвам се (strupvam se) (Bulgarian), natěsnat se [perfective] (Czech), namačkat se [perfective] (Czech), tisknout se [imperfective] (Czech), torohū (Maori), tapapahu (Maori), kōpipiri (Maori)
Disambiguation of 'crowd or crouch together': 27 33 12 1 20 5 3

Inflected forms

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