Definitions for huddles

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huddles hud·dle

Spelling: [huhd-l]

IPA: /ˈhʌd l/

Huddles is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 101 anagrams from letters in huddles (ddehlsu).

Definitions for huddles

noun

1. a closely gathered group, mass, or heap; bunch.
2. Football. a gathering of the offensive team in a close circle or line behind the line of scrimmage for instructions, signals, etc., from the team captain or quarterback, usually held before each offensive play.
3. a conference, or consultation, especially a private meeting to discuss serious matters:
4. confusion or disorder.

verb (used with object)

1. to heap or crowd together closely.
2. to draw (oneself) closely together, as in crouching; nestle (often followed by up).
3. Chiefly British. to do hastily and carelessly (often followed by up, over, or together).
4. to put on (clothes) with careless haste (often followed by on).

verb (used without object)

1. to gather or crowd together in a close mass.
2. to crouch, curl up, or draw oneself together.
3. Football. to get together in a huddle.
4. to confer or consult; meet to discuss, exchange ideas, or make a decision.

Origin of huddles

1570-80; hud- (weak grade of root found in hide¹) + -le; replacing Middle English hoder, equivalent to hod- (variant hud-) + -er

Examples for huddles

We tried to grip each other, but in the huddle we were thrust apart.

Without even a premonitory shout a pony bolted for us, from their huddle.

I like to imagine you in Friday Night Lights in the huddle doling out orders to everybody.

The House Armed Services Committee members are scheduled to huddle Tuesday for a classified briefing on Iraq.

I liked that they all said, ‘huddle up dudes,’ and one would be smacking the other in the head, and it was really funny.

On freezing days, there was no need to huddle outside the office for four minutes to suck down my dose.

They huddle in each other's offices, selectively sharing intelligence about their peers' machinations, real and imagined.

Do not huddle all your men together in a small trench like sheep in a pen.

And if I huddle up what happened, excitement also shares the blame.

They huddle indoors instead of keeping vigorous with exercise.