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Pronunciation / Transliteration: jù lǒng
"队员们聚拢在一起商量战术。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To crowd together closely, usually because of cold, fear, or a shared objective.
"The players began to huddle around the coach to hear the final strategy."
- 1
A small, closely packed group of people or things.
"The penguins formed a huddle to protect themselves from the freezing Antarctic wind."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the late 16th-century Germanic or Low German roots, related to terms meaning to crowd or huddle together. It evolved through Middle English meaning to heap or crowd closely, eventually settling into its modern connotation of gathering closely for warmth, consultation, or protection.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Huddle" is said worldwide
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s'attrouper
Transliteration: sah-troo-pay
"Ils se sont mis à s'attrouper pour se réchauffer."
zusammendrängen
Transliteration: tsoo-zah-men-dren-gen
"Die Wanderer mussten sich wegen des Sturms zusammendrängen."
ammassarsi
Transliteration: am-mas-sar-si
"Le persone hanno iniziato ad ammassarsi sotto il portico per la pioggia."
acurrucarse
Transliteration: ah-koo-rroo-kar-seh
"Los niños decidieron acurrucarse en el sofá para ver la película."
amontoar-se
Transliteration: ah-mon-too-ar-seh
"Eles começaram a amontoar-se para fugir do frio."
दुबकना
Transliteration: dubakna
"सर्दी से बचने के लिए वे एक साथ दुबक गए।"
聚拢
Transliteration: jù lǒng
"队员们聚拢在一起商量战术。"
웅크리다
Transliteration: ung-keu-ri-da
"추위에 떨며 모두가 웅크려 앉았다."
身を寄せ合う
Transliteration: mi o yoseau
"寒さのために彼らは身を寄せ合った。"
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