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Hulking

//ˈhʌlkɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

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Adjective

1
Large and bulky, heavily built; massive. not-comparable
"A hulking shape burst through the doorway and hurtled down the corridor, leaving a maelstrom of air currents in his wake."
2
Unwieldy. not-comparable

Adjective

1
of great size and bulk wordnet

Noun

1
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"The sand-hills have permanently disappeared from many parts of the coast and have been replaced by clay embankments, timber hulkings, and, during the pre-war years, by mass-concrete stepwork."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

1
present participle and gerund of hulk form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From hulk + -ing.

Etymology 2

From hulk + -ing.

Etymology 3

From hulk + -ing.

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