huddle
verb (used without object)
to gather or crowd together in a close mass.
huddling
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present participleof huddle.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Teams from the two companies have been huddling for months to plan for the melding of the two operations as soon as Paramount receives all of its regulatory approvals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
Photos and videos disseminated by state broadcaster Telesur showed residents huddling outside buildings after evacuating and streets littered with rubble fallen from crumbling edifices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
One suggestion has been to only allow club captains to go to the side of the pitch and prevent the squad huddling around coaches for tactical advice.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026
At dusk on the second day, about 75 Rongelapese crowded the decks and cabins of the ship, many of them huddling under a tarp the ship’s first mate, Martini Gotjé, had strung up.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025
He clenches his jaw, huddling his knees up to his chest.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
