to huddle together
13
3.1
- phrasal verb
- /ˈhʌdəl təˈɡɛðər/
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- In the cold winter night, the campers had to huddle together for warmth around the fire.
And she surrounds my body and we're tight together, huddled together.
- And she surrounds my body and we're tight together, huddled together.
- So in groups and what was what I find interesting is that you needed to huddle together like that for physical warmth in The Cave.
- By staying down low and below the snow and huddling together in the winter and only coming out when it's warm enough.
- And then then they're here huddling together from the the cruelty of the world and and finding connection.
Examples
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You know... we really should huddle together for warmth.
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Without discussing it, they moved closer, huddling together in the center of the street.
Fiction book (1993) -
Look, our only chance is to huddle together.
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Just huddle together until the lights burn out.
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When people get cold, they tend to huddle together, if you get my meaning.
Fiction book (1994) -
Normally, these animals would huddle together for warmth.
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Four figures, two large and two small, huddle together against the uncertainty of the world outside.
Fiction book (1998) -
The four of them sit that way in the back of the helicopter, huddled together.
Fiction book (1993) -
Families and friends huddled together... shaken but grateful to still be alive.
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There they would sit and huddle together under a blanket until the cranes began to fly.
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
114
3.1
To stay close together for warmth or safety
70
1.9
Come together in a group near someone or something
2
3.0
To stand or move closely in a group
To gather closely in a small group for warmth or company
Antonyms
How Close
141
2.7
13
3.1
5
3.1
∞
1.0
35
2.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and predictably built from 'huddle' (to gather closely/curl up for warmth) plus 'together' (in close proximity), so a learner who knows both words can infer the MWE refers to gathering closely, often for warmth or comfort. This compositional pattern is common and literal rather than idiomatic, making it easily understandable to B1 learners.
Etymology
Huddle together comes from the image of people or animals crowding very close; they huddle together with their bodies touching to keep warm or feel safe. So it means 'to gather closely for warmth, comfort, or because of fear'.