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Meaning of Huddle | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈhʌdəl

Definitions

  1. A dense and disorderly crowd.
    obsolete
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  3. A small group of individuals in very close proximity to one another.
  4. A session in which a group of journalists assemble in an informal, dense cluster to question a person of interest.
  5. A brief meeting of all the players from one team that are on the field with the purpose of planning the following play.
  6. A hesitation during play to think about one's next move.

Equivalents

Examples

“It’s about as riveting as listening to a huddle of ents discuss the finer points of deciduous shedding.”
“The post-PMQs huddle takes place just outside the press gallery, and all the journalists swarm first around the Prime Minister's press team[…]”

CEFR level

C2
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This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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