to huddle

Examples

• All

• The night was not cold, but Emile huddled against a chill deep inside.

  Fiction book (1991)

• What are you all huddled up there for?

  His Stretch of Texas Ground (2021)

• We're just going to huddle and hide and not live our lives.

  Theo Von

• I remembered how she used to huddle up against the cold with her arms around my neck.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Now the Spartans are forced to huddle in their city and to try to resist anything that comes at them.

• Why don't we huddle under the awning?

  RV (2006)

• It's a spectacular show when the open, wooden boats come in, people huddled against the gunwales.

  Academic text (2012)

• Behind him, across an empty field, bums huddled over a barrel fire, warming their hands.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Finally, shivering hard, they huddled down and pulled their sleeping furs around them.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Children already lay snuggled under robes in the corner, their mothers huddled together beside them.

  Fiction book (1990)

Synonyms

S

to snuggle

vsto huddle

• Informal

59 2.0

Move close and settle into a warm, comfortable position, often with a person or pet

also includes non-intimate crowding together for safety or warmth

H

to huddle together

vsto huddle

13 3.1

Move close together in a small group for warmth or safety

also includes curling up alone, not only group gathering

C

to cuddle

vsto huddle

8 1.0

Moving yourself into a comfortable position for warmth or safety

can also mean crowding together with others for protection

C

to cuddle with

vsto huddle

5 2.3

To hold someone or a soft thing close to show love

is broader, including crowding together for warmth or protection

P

to puddle up

vsto huddle

• Informal

7.6

To gather closely in a small group for warmth or company

is used more for practical warmth or protection than playful gathering

Antonyms

S

to spread out

24 3.1

To arrange or unfold things so they cover a larger area

Phrasal Verbs

H

to huddle together

13 3.1

Move close together in a small group for warmth or safety

How Close

to huddle

114 3.1

to gather

∞ 1.0

to assemble

152 3.3

to isolate

256 4.2

Surface Forms

Etymology