Real Dictionary

huddle
verb: If people huddle in a group, they gather together to discuss something quietly or secretly.
verb: If people huddle together or huddle round something, they stand, sit, or lie close to each other, usually because they all feel cold or frightened.
verb: If you huddle somewhere, you sit, stand, or lie there holding your arms and legs close to your body, usually because you are cold or frightened.

huddle in American English
to crowd, push, or nestle close together, as cows do in a storm
intransitive verb: to gather or crowd together in a close mass
noun: a closely gathered group, mass, or heap; bunch
transitive verb: to heap or crowd together closely

huddle in British English
noun: a heaped or crowded mass of people or things
verb: to crowd or cause to crowd or nestle closely together