huddle

== English == === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhʌdəl/ Rhymes: -ʌdəl === Noun === huddle (plural huddles) (obsolete) A dense and disorderly crowd. A small group of individuals in very close proximity to one another. (journalism) A session in which a group of journalists assemble in an informal, dense cluster to question a person of interest. (American football) A brief meeting of all the players from one team that are on the field with the purpose of planning the following play. (bridge) A hesitation during play to think about one's next move. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === huddle (third-person singular simple present huddles, present participle huddling, simple past and past participle huddled) (intransitive) To crowd together. (intransitive) To curl one's legs up to the chest and keep one's arms close to the torso; to crouch; to assume a position similar to that of an embryo in the womb. To get together and discuss a topic. (intransitive, American football) To form a huddle. (transitive) To crowd (things) together; to mingle confusedly; to assemble without order or system. (transitive) To do, make, or put, in haste or roughly; hence, to do imperfectly; usually with a following preposition or adverb (huddle on, huddle up, huddle together). (bridge, intransitive) To hesitate during play while thinking about one's next move. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === huddle (not comparable) Huddled, confused, congested. === References === James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Huddle, a. and adv.”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume V (H–K), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 436. “huddle”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Yola == === Etymology === Cognate with English huddle. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhʊdəl/ === Verb === huddle to salt === References === Diarmaid Ó Muirithe (1990), “A Modern Glossary of the Dialect of Forth and Bargy”, in lrish University Review‎[2], volume 20, number 1, Edinburgh University Press, page 158