huddle
verb (used without object)
to gather or crowd together in a close mass.
was huddling
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past progressiveof huddle.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Dangerously ill, she managed to tell the rescue team where her group was huddling.
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2021
As Chase was huddling with Howard, another candidate walked out of the polling place: Cox, who had just cast his ballot.
From Washington Post ● May 7, 2021
He was huddling with TVG analyst Kurt Hoover.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2017
Shortly after 1 P.M. on April 18th, 1983, Ames was huddling with seven other C.I.A. staff at the high-rise U.S.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 22, 2017
I was huddling as tight as possible to the bottom of the seat, taking advantage of the least bit of cover from the biting, rushing swirl of icy-cold air.
From How I Filmed the War A Record of the Extraordinary Experiences of the Man Who Filmed the Great Somme Battles, etc. by Geoffrey H. Malins
