huddle
verb (used without object)
to gather or crowd together in a close mass.
were 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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People were huddling around to play 1999’s “Crazy Taxi” on a Sega Dreamcast, or 2005’s “Tekken 5” on a PlayStation 2.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Across Gaza, terrified civilians were huddling in homes and shelters with food and water supplies running out.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 28, 2023
Some Thai workers were huddling in bunkers in southern Israel, awaiting rescue.
From Reuters ● Oct. 9, 2023
In those months, people across the country were huddling together in their homes as businesses closed in response to the virus.
From New York Times ● May 14, 2022
But tonight the younger women were huddling together under the quilts, the ghost room with its door open steps away.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
