Standard Lemma guide

huddled

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈhʌdl̩d/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: HH AH1 D AH0 L D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Crowded together in a huddle

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Crouched.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of huddle

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

crowded or massed together

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • give me...your huddled masses
  • the huddled sheep turned their backs against the wind

Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English huddle Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English huddled From huddle + -ed.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: opeengepakt — crowded together
  • Māori: tapapahu — crowded together