hulking
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5.5
- adjective
- /ˈhʌl.kɪŋ/
:
enorme
- He struggled to lift the hulking box, which seemed far heavier than he expected.
- hulking figure
- big, hulking
- huge, hulking
They got these big hulking, hulking cars, probably hard to park.
- They got these big hulking, hulking cars, probably hard to park.
- So I don't think the West as a whole moves like some big hulking mass.
- Is it just look smaller relative to your new hulking size or does it really shrink it down?
- And yeah, I mean beneath this, beneath this mild to sterilize a hulking monster.
Examples
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The large, hulking man is about to ring the alien leader's scrawny neck.
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It rose up out of the mountainside, part rock, part marble, a huge, hulking palazzo, impossibly large and sprawling.
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Whatever was there was dark and hulking.
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Why was this room filled with hulking, ugly men and only one other woman?
Fiction book (1990) -
One was a big, burly, hulking fellow.
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The New Idea Farm Equipment factory was empty, with the hulking, desperate stillness common to abandoned warehouses.
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At the bar was an enormous, hulking mound of a human being, and Austin said, "I'll bet you that's him."
Fiction book (2000) -
Then he recognized the hulking, shaggy, red-bearded figure of Big George Ambrose.
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Following the direction of the dog's gaze, Emma caught sight of the shadowy, hulking figure standing perfectly still just beneath the overhang of the cottage's thatch roof.
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Seen from certain perspectives, its form looks hulking and aggressive; from others, it looks almost fragile, as if the whole thing were about to tip over—a magnificent emblem for uncertain times.
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Synonyms
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3.1
Very large and heavy
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4.5
Very large in size or amount, much bigger than normal
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3.7
Being large and heavy in size or build
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3.9
Very large in size or amount
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4.1
Heavy and difficult to lift
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7.0
Large and heavy in size and shape
A person who has very large muscles and a strong body
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Hulking comes from the older word hulk, which once meant a very large ship and later a big, clumsy person. So hulking describes something that is 'large', 'heavy', and a bit awkward.