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Added 10 October 2026

huddle

/ˈhʌdəl/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about huddle at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

(informal) a quick private conference.
A disorganized and densely packed crowd.
a huddle of frightened women

verb

Crowd or draw together.
let's huddle together--it's cold!
Crouch or curl up.
They huddled outside in the rain

Origin

From Middle English *hudelen, alteration (due to hudels, hidels (“hiding place”), see hiddle) of *huderen, hoderen (“to cover; press together; huddle”), a frequentative form of Middle English huden, hiden (“to hide”), equivalent to hide + -le and/or hide + -er. Compare Low German huderken (“to brood; coddle; nurse; lull children to sleep”).

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