huddle

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

hud·dle [huddle huddles huddled huddling] verb, noun BrE [ˈhʌdl] NAmE [ˈhʌdl]
verb
1. intransitive ~ (up/together) (+ adv./prep.) (of people or animals)to gather closely together, usually because of cold or fear
•We huddled together for warmth.
•They all huddled around the fire.
•People huddled up close to each other.
2. intransitive ~ (up) (+ adv./prep.) to hold your arms and legs close to your body, usually because you are cold or frightened
•I huddled under a blanket on the floor.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘conceal’): perhaps of Low German origin.

Example Bank:
•Felipe sat huddled in his chair.
•He slept, huddled in an armchair.
•Karen was huddled against the wall.
•She found him huddled in a corner, shaking violently.
•She lay huddled under the blankets.
Idiom: ↑go into a huddle
Derived Word: ↑huddled
 
noun
1. a small group of people, objects or buildings that are close together, especially when they are not in any particular order
•People stood around in huddles.
•The track led them to a huddle of outbuildings.
2. (in ↑American football)a time when the players gather round to hear the plan for the next part of the game

Word Origin:
late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘conceal’): perhaps of Low German origin.

Example Bank:
•The team went into a huddle at half-time to discuss their tactics.
•They stood in a tight huddle, whispering.

 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  powwow, cower, huddle together