HUDDLING Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

huddling

verb

present participle of huddle

as in crowding

to gather into a closely packed group the puppies huddled together to keep warm

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as in crouching

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 huddling As for Canada, International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu spent his time huddling with other counterparts, since a different official is spearheading negotiations with Greer amid the countries’ escalating trade war. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2026 Saturday brought periods of rain, smaller crowds and people huddling beneath umbrellas while performers and vendors pushed ahead. — J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026 Lisa Keller, a history professor at the State University of New York College at Purchase, recalls huddling with other historians, debating what would come next. — Hannah Natanson, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2026 Once a fixture of the American experience, the custom of collectively huddling around the cathode-ray hearth has largely been supplanted by the isolationist practices of the smartphone era. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, Hochul visited the Buffalo Bills training camp, chatting with fans and huddling with the team. — Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 29 July 2026 After celebrating, a video posted by BBC Sport showed the Belgian squad huddling together to bask in their victory, before breaking out into dance. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026 Before games, May said that Michigan’s coaching staff developed a habit of huddling up and reminding themselves to be confident because Johnson was on their team. — Christian Clark, New York Times, 2 July 2026 Teams from the two companies have been huddling for months to plan for the melding of the two operations as soon as Paramount receives all of its regulatory approvals. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

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That has spurred dozens of advertisers who normally didn’t spend a lot of money on sports to start doing so, driving up prices and crowding the marketing field.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026
The tray is perfectly proportioned, large enough for a laptop or food without crowding those in the back.

— Tyler Hayes, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of crowding

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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
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 crouching

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With several injuries piling up, the Panthers will need to patch some holes, regroup and find a way to get back in the win column.

— Neil Nakahodo, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026
In the mid-70s, Stallone was a struggling actor, only landing gigs in shady erotic movies and dodging ever-piling bills, made even more pressing by the upcoming arrival of his first child.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of piling

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Lids were left off of exterior garbage dumpster, with several flies swarming the area.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
However, what hasn’t changed is that Hollywood (not a place but a swarming hive with no geographical boundaries) depends on the interaction of its human elements which is conducted under great financial and emotional pressure.

— Rick Nicita, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026

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