huddled

English

Etymology

From huddle +‎ -ed.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhʌdl̩d/
  • Hyphenation: hud‧dled

Verb

huddled

  1. simple past and past participle of huddle

Adjective

huddled (not comparable)

  1. Crowded together in a huddle
    • 2019 August 13, Devan Cole and Caroline Kelly, “Cuccinelli rewrites Statue of Liberty poem to make case for limiting immigration”, in CNN‎[1]:
      Ken Cuccinelli tweaked the famous poem from Emma Lazarus – whose words, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free” are long associated with immigration to the US and the nation’s history as a haven – as part of a case for strict new measures pushed Monday by the Trump administration that could dramatically change the legal immigration system.
  2. Crouched.

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