hulking
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈhʌlkɪŋ/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English hulk Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English hulking From hulk + -ing.
- Large and bulky, heavily built; massive.
“A hulking shape burst through the doorway and hurtled down the corridor, leaving a maelstrom of air currents in his wake.”
- Unwieldy.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English hulk Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English hulking From hulk + -ing.
- A kind of sloping embankment used as a coastal defence.
“The sand-hills have permanently disappeared from many parts of the coast and have been replaced by clay embankments, timber hulkings, and, during the pre-war years, by mass-concrete stepwork.”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree English hulk Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English hulking From hulk + -ing.
- present participle and gerund of hulk