Daily life
huddle around something
gather closely around something
If people huddle around something, they gather very close to it for warmth, protection, or a better view.
Hear it in real life
Why is everyone huddled around the kitchen table?
We're looking at the map.
The children huddled around the tablet to watch the video.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: We huddled beside the fire to keep warm.
Say: We huddled around the fire to keep warm.
Use “around” when people gather closely on different sides of something.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
huddle around something; huddle around someone
Your turn: say it out loud
The children huddled around the tablet to watch the video.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
huddle around something
gather closely around something
“The children huddled around the tablet to watch the video.”
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