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huddled

Adjective
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Crowded close together in a tight, stooped posture for warmth or protection; evokes vulnerability or cold in descriptive verse.

Detailed Definition
Huddled is a vivid descriptive word for people packed closely together, often in discomfort or fear. Lazarus uses it to describe immigrants arriving in need of refuge.
Example
Example in poetry:
Lazarus writes, “Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,” making crowded bodies a moral appeal; “The refugees huddled beneath silver blankets” shows people pressed together for warmth or safety; “Huddled clouds” can transfer the image to a tight, low sky; A poem should note that huddled may evoke vulnerability, not merely closeness
Additional Notes
“Huddled” is a vivid literary choice in the quote and may be less familiar than everyday words around it.; Found in the poem, The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus
Also Known As
crowded clustered gathered gatherèd
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