huddle 1 of 2

noun

Definition of huddlenext
1
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
After two hours of practice, with the 10-foot-tall fences doing little to muffle the bullhorn orders and corresponding groans, the huddle broke and the personalities sprung to life. — Noah White, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2026 He’s been praised by his teammates, as well as Day, for his complete control of both the offensive game plan and the huddle. — Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
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 Several teammates huddled outside the medical tent while Dart was inside, no doubt worried about the status of their starting quarterback. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 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
  • Osborn has been traveling across Nebraska to hold meetings in all 93 counties and has repeatedly criticized Ricketts for not holding town halls to meet with constituents.
    — NICHOLAS INGRAM, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The meeting came as indirect talks between Washington and Tehran have yet to yield meaningful progress.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of meeting
Noun
  • Just around a curved hallway are three colorful displays of books wrapped in African textiles by the British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare, each presiding over a cluster of seating.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The structure’s 27 gleaming marble petals rise in clusters of three to form nine sides, creating a perfectly symmetrical bloom that appears to float above a series of nine reflecting pools.
    — Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of cluster
Noun
  • The letter is spearheaded by Guardrails Action, the nonprofit affiliated with Guardrails Alliance, the super PAC launched in June as a counterweight to pro-AI election groups.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The service The service at Sala is seamless and friendly, and from arrival, the front desk staff feels more like a group of friends than a removed set of hotel employees.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 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
Verb
  • 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
  • The small red-chalk study shows a child crouching on the ground, according to The Guardian, which first reported the discovery.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of crouch
Noun
  • The rooms are designed for gathering, whether that's at the music venue, on the rooftop bar, or in one of the other distinct dining experiences.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The mall was once the city’s economic center and central gathering place, and when Citrus Heights incorporated in the 1990s, the inclusion of the mall and its tax dollars were considered critical to the city’s financial viability.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of gathering
Noun
  • However, delays in actual delivery have meant that only the first batch has been delivered this year.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The White House originally said checks would begin in October, but the administration official told CNBC the first batch went out this Wednesday.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of batch
Noun
  • For this humble fishing village in Yemen, a tumbledown grouping of barely-there huts nestled between the water and an imposing mountain range, stands sentinel over one of the world’s most vital waterways.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
  • In public health, the head of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention stressed the need for the continent to manufacture its own vaccines, and to do so in regional groupings.
    — Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of grouping

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“Huddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/huddle. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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