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huddle

huddle

23 4.1
A short private meeting to talk about plans
  • noun
  • /ˈhʌdəl/
  • Informal
translation icon : reunión
  • We were all in the huddle before our first game as a team, and the captain said, hey, guys, everybody take a beat.
  • team huddle
  • back to the huddle
  • huddle breaks

And and he's in the huddles, he's talking out what he sees.

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Examples

  • The children formed a huddle to plan their surprise for the birthday party.

  • These guys get into a huddle and me and my father are looking at them.

  • The morning huddle started an hour ago.

  • All right, huddle time, boys.

  • What did you say to your team in the huddle right after the injury occurred?

    Blog text (8)
  • More people were in Mama's huddle now, and she was at the center of it all.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • On a chilly Wednesday afternoon, Coach Swanson called a team huddle to discuss the day's workout.

    Blog text (14)
  • Before every match, the coach gathers the players for a quick huddle to discuss strategies.

  • During the meeting break, the team stood in a huddle to exchange ideas about the presentation.

Synonyms

meeting
vshuddle
1.0

A group of people who come together for a planned purpose or to be social

is usually quicker, more private, and focused on planning than general gatherings
catch-up
vshuddle
  • Informal
9 3.3

An informal meeting to share news and updates

focuses on planning and private quick decisions rather than just updates
powwow
vshuddle
  • Informal
8 7.9

A short informal meeting to make quick decisions

is a general informal short private discussion for planning
quick sesh
vshuddle
  • Slang
9.3

A short informal meeting to talk or relax

emphasizes brief planning talks rather than casual or relaxed sessions

Antonyms

829 2.1

Not joined to another thing and kept apart

104 4.4

To cause people and things, like a crowd or fog, to spread over a wide area

How Brief

huddle
  • Informal
23 4.1
to chat
  • Informal
269 1.0
briefing
368 3.7
meeting
1.0
conference
  • Formal
3.0

Surface Forms

huddle singular
huddles plural

Etymology

Huddle comes from the simple idea of people coming very close together; imagine a sports team in a tight circle whispering a plan. So a huddle is a 'short, private meeting'.