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Meaning of Huddle | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈhʌdəl

Definitions

  1. A dense and disorderly crowd.
  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

العربية التلملم غزو
Български тълпа
Čeština choulit se chumel hlouček shluk
Deutsch wirrer Haufen
Gaeilge gróig
Galego aduanada
Kurdî hop
Svenska hop klunga skåra skock
Українська гармидер

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