Significados de gather compactly em inglês

Buck stalked into the open, half crouching, body gathered compactly together, tail straight and stiff, feet falling with unwonted care.

His whole body was gathered compactly together in the tremendous effort, the muscles writhing and knotting like live things under the silky fur.

Of these, the rivermen were scattered loosely back of Orde, although Orde's own friends had by now gathered compactly enough at his shoulder.