huddled
part of speech
verb, past form of «huddle» (huddle, huddles, huddled, huddling); adjective (huddled)
meaning for a pupil
1) Crowded closely together in a group, often to keep warm, feel safe or talk secretly. tree →
2) Curled up or hunched, with arms and legs pulled close to the body, often because of cold or fear. tree →
3) (adjective) Pressed close together: huddled houses, huddled sheep. tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories «huddled» paints a picture of cold, fear or secrecy: children huddled under a blanket during a storm, penguins huddled against the wind. In science lessons animals huddle to save body heat (emperor penguins are a famous example). In sport, a team huddles to plan a play. Phrases: huddled together, huddled around (a fire, a phone), huddled up, huddled in a corner.
examples
- The children huddled together under the blanket while the thunder roared. tree →
- Emperor penguins huddled in a big group to keep warm. tree →
- We huddled around the campfire telling stories. tree →
- The puppy lay huddled in the corner, shaking. tree →
- The team huddled to plan the last play of the game. tree →
- She sat huddled in her coat at the bus stop. tree →
- Sheep were huddled against the stone wall in the snow. tree →
- The friends huddled over the map, whispering. tree →
- She huddled by the fire not daring to move, helpless and guilty, a big woman. tree →
note
«Huddled» is the past tense and past participle of «huddle»; a «huddle» (noun) is a close group: «the players went into a huddle». Spelling: double d. Do not confuse with «hurdled» (jumped over a hurdle). In science: huddling reduces the surface of each body exposed to the cold, so animals lose less heat.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «huddled» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.