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huddled — adj. VERBS ▪ be, lie, sit, stand ▪ Felipe sat huddled in his chair. ▪ find sb ▪ She found him huddled in a corner, shaking violently … Collocations dictionary
Huddled — Huddle Hud dle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Huddled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Huddling}.] [Cf. OE. hoderen, hodren, to cover, keep, warm; perh. akin to OE. huden, hiden, to hide, E. hide, and orig. meaning, to get together for protection in a safe place. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
huddled — adjective crowded or massed together (Freq. 1) give me...your huddled masses the huddled sheep turned their backs against the wind • Similar to: ↑crowded … Useful english dictionary
huddled — hud|dled [ hʌdld ] adjective gathered close together in order to stay warm, feel safe, or talk a. sitting with your arms and legs close to your body because you feel sick, cold, or very upset … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
huddled — adj. crowded together, gathered together; crouched; act of squatting close to the ground hud·dle || hÊŒdl n. small cluster of people or animals; bunch, closely gathered mass; secret conference; group of players gathered to receive playing… … English contemporary dictionary
huddled — UK [ˈhʌd(ə)ld] / US adjective 1) gathered close together in order to stay warm, feel safe, or talk 2) sitting with your arms and legs close to your body because you feel sick, cold, or very upset … English dictionary
huddle — [[t]hʌ̱d(ə)l[/t]] huddles, huddling, huddled 1) VERB If you huddle somewhere, you sit, stand, or lie there holding your arms and legs close to your body, usually because you are cold or frightened. [V prep/adv] She huddled inside the porch as she … English dictionary
huddle — hud|dle1 [ˈhʌdl] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from Low German hudeln to crowd together ] 1.) [I and T] also huddle together/up if a group of people huddle together, they stay very close to each other, especially because they are cold or… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Lawrence Auster — (b.1949 ) is an American traditionalist conservative and essayist.Personal lifeAuster is a member of the Episcopal Church. [http://www.amnation.com/vfr/archives/001644.html Specify|date=August 2007] He attended Columbia University. He currently… … Wikipedia
huddle — I UK [ˈhʌd(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms huddle : present tense I/you/we/they huddle he/she/it huddles present participle huddling past tense huddled past participle huddled 1) a) huddle or huddle together or huddle up to move close… … English dictionary
