▪ curl one's body into a small space: "the watchman remained, huddled under his canvas shelter"Similarcurl upsnugglecuddlenestlehunch upsnug downOppositestretch out
▪ draw together for an informal, private conversation: "selection committee members huddled with attorneys"
▪ heap together in a disorderly manner:"a man with his clothes all huddled on anyhow"
▪ a brief gathering of players during a game to receive instructions, especially in football: "he controls the huddle and the team better than anybody else"
▪ confusion; bustle:"the service was performed with more harmony and less huddle than I have known it"
Word Originlate 16th century (in the sense ‘conceal’): perhaps of Low German origin.
