huddle

nouns

(informal) a quick private conference
a disorganized and densely packed crowd
"a huddle of frightened women"
is a type of (narrower)
a large number of things or people considered together
"a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers"

verbs

crowd or draw together
"let's huddle together--it's cold!"
is derived from
crouch or curl up
"They huddled outside in the rain"
is derived from