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huddles

huddles is the plural of huddle.

huddles is the third-person singular simple present indicative of huddle.

Meaning of huddle

Noun

huddle (plural huddles)

  1. A small group of individuals in very close proximity to one another.
    • It’s about as riveting as listening to a huddle of ents discuss the finer points of deciduous shedding.2023 May 25, Nic Reuben, “The Lord of the Rings: Gollum review”, in The Guardian
    1. A session in which a group of journalists assemble in an informal, dense cluster to question a person of interest.
      • The post-PMQs huddle takes place just outside the press gallery, and all the journalists swarm first around the Prime Minister's press team[…]2018, Ayesha Hazarika, Tom Hamilton, Punch and Judy Politics: An Insiders' Guide to Prime Minister's Questions
    2. A brief meeting of all the players from one team that are on the field with the purpose of planning the following play.
  2. A hesitation during play to think about one's next move.
  3. (obsolete) A dense and disorderly crowd.

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Questions about huddles

What is huddles the plural of?
Huddles is the plural of huddle.

Words near huddles in the dictionary

  1. huddled
  2. huddlement
  3. huddlements
  4. huddler
  5. huddlers
  6. huddles
  7. Huddlesford
  8. huddlesome
  9. Huddleson
  10. Huddlesons
  11. Huddleston

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