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huddle
Meaning: to crowd closely together
huddle in a sentence
How huddle is used in real sentences:
The teammates huddled around their coach to hear the final instructions.
During the chilly recess, the students huddled near the sunny wall for warmth.
“At high tide, sandpipers huddled on the highest island until their feathers touched.”
— from the passage The Returning Shore
Synonyms for huddle
Other words for huddle — cluster, gather and bunch — carry the same meaning.
- cluster
- gather
- bunch
Antonyms of huddle
Words that mean the opposite of huddle:
- scatter
- separate
Where it comes from
Probably from Low German hudern 'to crouch'
Memory hook
In a huddle, everyone bundles close together.