huddle
/ˈhʌdl/verb
उच्चारण हडल
सिमटकर बैठना
Core word
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[I]
to gather closely together, usually because of cold or fear; to hold your arms and legs close to your body
सिमटकर बैठना
- huddled around the fire
- Passengers huddled under the shed to escape the rain.
- The children huddled together under a blanket during the power cut.
+ 2 more examples
- Travellers huddled round the stove in the cold waiting room.
- The puppies huddled in the corner of the box to keep warm.
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[C]
a small group of people, objects standing very close together
झुंड
- go into a huddle
- The players formed a huddle before the last over.
- A huddle of reporters waited outside the court.
+ 2 more examples
- The team went into a huddle to plan their next move.
- A small huddle of villagers stood talking at the crossroads.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
huddle (together) + around/round something
As a verb it means to crowd closely together, usually for warmth or because of fear. Add around or round for the centre.
Verb के रूप में इसका अर्थ गर्मी या डर के कारण पास-पास सिमटकर बैठना है। केंद्र बताने के लिए around या round लगता है।
- Villagers huddled around the fire.
- The children huddled together in the storm.
huddle (up) against / under
Use against or under for the thing that protects the group.
समूह को जो चीज़ बचाती है, उसके लिए against या under का प्रयोग होता है।
- They huddled under one umbrella.
- The goats huddled against the wall.
be huddled / sit huddled
The past participle huddled describes a person bent and drawn in with cold or fear.
Past participle huddled सर्दी या डर से सिकुड़े हुए व्यक्ति का वर्णन करता है।
- He sat huddled in a blanket.
a huddle of + noun (noun); go into a huddle
As a noun it means a small close group. Teams go into a huddle to talk privately.
Noun के रूप में यह छोटे घने समूह को बताता है। टीमें निजी बातचीत के लिए huddle में जाती हैं।
- A huddle of men stood at the tea stall.
- The players went into a huddle before the last over.
+Collocations 4
huddle + adverb
togethercloseuproundnervously
- The passengers huddled together on the cold platform.
huddle + preposition
aroundunderagainstoverbehind
- Students huddled over one mobile phone to see the result.
a huddle of + noun
peopletentshutsreporterschildren
- A huddle of huts stood by the river.
verb + huddle
go intobreakformjoinleave
- The captain broke the huddle and the team ran out.
“More examples 5
- On cold nights the stray puppies huddle against their mother.
ठंडी रातों में आवारा पिल्ले अपनी माँ से सटकर सिमट जाते हैं।
- The reporters huddled round the minister after the meeting.
बैठक के बाद पत्रकार मंत्री के चारों ओर जमा हो गए।
- Radhika huddled in her shawl at the bus stop.
राधिका बस स्टॉप पर अपनी शॉल में सिमटकर बैठी रही।
- The cricketers formed a huddle to celebrate the wicket.
क्रिकेट खिलाड़ियों ने विकेट का जश्न मनाने के लिए घेरा बना लिया।
- A small huddle of tourists waited in the rain.
पर्यटकों का एक छोटा समूह बारिश में प्रतीक्षा करता रहा।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The children huddled near to the fire.
✓ The children huddled around the fire.
Huddle takes around/round for the thing at the centre.
केंद्र की वस्तु के लिए huddle के साथ around या round आता है।
✗ They are huddling since morning in the cold.
✓ They have been huddling since morning in the cold.
Since needs a perfect tense for an action that continues.
Since के साथ जारी क्रिया के लिए perfect tense आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs describe people drawing together, for different reasons.
ये क्रियाएँ लोगों के पास आने को बताती हैं, कारण अलग हैं।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: go into a huddle (meet in a small group to discuss privately).
प्रयोग में go into a huddle (निजी चर्चा के लिए छोटे समूह में मिलना)।