huddled

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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