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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HUD'DLE, v.i.
1. To crowd; to press together promiscuously, without order or regularity. We say of a throng of people, they huddle together.
2. To move in a promiscuous throng without order; to press or hurry in disorder. The people huddle along, or huddle into the house.
HUD'DLE, v.t. To put on in haste and disorder; as, she huddled on her clothes.
1. To cover in haste or carelessly.
2. To perform in haste and disorder.
3. To throw together in confusion; to crowd together without regard to order; as, to huddle propositions together.
HUD'DLE, n. A crowd; a number of persons or things crowded together without order or regularity; tumult; confusion.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: (informal) a quick private conference [syn: huddle, powwow]
2: a disorganized and densely packed crowd; "a huddle of frightened women" v
1: crowd or draw together; "let's huddle together--it's cold!" [syn: huddle, huddle together]
2: crouch or curl up; "They huddled outside in the rain" [syn: huddle, cower]

Merriam Webster's

I. verb (huddled; huddling) Etymology: probably from or akin to Middle English hoderen to huddle Date: 1579 transitive verb 1. British to arrange carelessly or hurriedly 2. a. to crowd together b. to draw (oneself) together ; crouch 3. to wrap closely in (as clothes) intransitive verb 1. a. to gather in a close-packed group b. to curl up ; crouch 2. a. to hold a consultation b. to gather in a huddle in football • huddler noun II. noun Date: 1586 1. a close-packed group ; bunch <huddles of children> <a huddle of cottages> 2. a. meeting, conference b. a brief gathering of football players away from the line of scrimmage to receive instructions (as from the quarterback) for the next down

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. --v. 1 tr. & intr. (often foll. by up) crowd together; nestle closely. 2 intr. & refl. (often foll. by up) coil one's body into a small space. 3 tr. Brit. heap together in a muddle. --n. 1 a confused or crowded mass of people or things. 2 colloq. a close or secret conference (esp. in go into a huddle). 3 confusion, bustle. Etymology: 16th c.: perh. f. LG and ult. rel. to HIDE(3)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Huddle Hud"dle, v. t. 1. To crowd (things) together to mingle confusedly; to assemble without order or system. Our adversary, huddling several suppositions together, . . . makes a medley and confusion. --Locke. 2. To do, make, or put, in haste or roughly; hence, to do imperfectly; -- usually with a following preposition or adverb; as, to huddle on; to huddle up; to huddle together. ``Huddle up a peace.'' --J. H. Newman. Let him forescat his work with timely care, Which else is huddled when the skies are fair. --Dryden. Now, in all haste, they huddle on Their hoods, their cloaks, and get them gone. --Swift.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Huddle Hud"dle, n. A crowd; a number of persons or things crowded together in a confused manner; tumult; confusion. ``A huddle of ideas.'' --Addison.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Huddle Hud"dle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Huddled; p. pr. & vb. n. Huddling.] [Cf. OE. hoderen, hodren, to cover, keep, warm; perh. akin to OE. huden, hiden, to hide, E. hide, and orig. meaning, to get together for protection in a safe place. Cf. Hide to conceal.] To press together promiscuously, from confusion, apprehension, or the like; to crowd together confusedly; to press or hurry in disorder; to crowd. The cattle huddled on the lea. --Tennyson. Huddling together on the public square . . . like a herd of panic-struck deer. --Prescott.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(huddles, huddling, huddled) 1. If you huddle somewhere, you sit, stand, or lie there holding your arms and legs close to your body, usually because you are cold or frightened. She huddled inside the porch as she rang the bell... Myrtle sat huddled on the side of the bed, weeping. = hunch VERB: V prep/adv, V-ed 2. If people huddle together or huddle round something, they stand, sit, or lie close to each other, usually because they all feel cold or frightened. Tired and lost, we huddled together... The survivors spent the night huddled around bonfires. VERB: V adv/prep, V-ed 3. If people huddle in a group, they gather together to discuss something quietly or secretly. Off to one side, Sticht, Macomber, Jordan, and Kreps huddled to discuss something... The president has been huddling with his most senior aides... Mrs Clinton was huddled with advisers at her headquarters. V-RECIP: pl-n V, V with n, V-ed 4. A huddle is a small group of people or things that are standing very close together or lying on top of each other, usually in a disorganized way. We lay there: a huddle of bodies, gasping for air... N-COUNT: oft N of n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. a. 1. Throw together in confusion, throw in a heap, crowd confusedly. 2. Hurry away, push away in a heap. 3. [With up.] Make hurriedly, contrive carelessly, fudge up. 4. [With on.] Hurry on, hustle on, put on in disorder. II. v. n. Crowd, press together in confusion. III. n. Crowd, tumult, disorder, confusion, disturbance.

Moby Thesaurus

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