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huddle

UK/ˈhʌdəl/ US/ˈhʌdʌl/ uncommon obsolete
verb (2) noun (2)

verb

1.

crowd or draw together

  • “let”
  • “s cold!”
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2.

crouch or curl up

  • “They huddled outside in the rain”
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noun

1.
2.

a disorganized and densely packed crowd

  • “a huddle of frightened women”

Origin

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”).

Phrases

  • huddle room

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