1. the practice of providing shelter or lodging, especially temporary or makeshift accommodation
Usage: chiefly British; archaic or regional

1. present participle of hovel; to provide with or live in a hovel or poor shelter
Usage: archaic or literary

Examples

• The refugees were hovelling in abandoned buildings during the winter.
• Hovelling the displaced families became a priority for the relief organization.
• They spent the night hovelling in a cramped, drafty cottage.
• The practice of hovelling the poor was common in medieval times.
• Local volunteers helped with hovelling efforts after the disaster.