At Western Marine’s shipyard on the edge of the Bay of Bengal, machines shriek and sparks fly as workers turn hulking pieces of metal into gigantic ships.
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Hulking
//ˈhʌlkɪŋ//
Synonyms for "hulking" (75 found)
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Closest matches (15)
Strong matches (23)
Related words (37)
Adjective(1 words)
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Translations
2 translations across 1 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- неповратлив adj (Large and bulky, heavily built)
- тромав adj (Large and bulky, heavily built)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
The man was a huge hulking fellow in corduroys, but he did not look the villain by a long shot.
Source: tatoeba (11967237)
A hulking shape burst through the doorway and hurtled down the corridor, leaving a maelstrom of air currents in his wake.
Source: wiktionary
The sand-hills have permanently disappeared from many parts of the coast and have been replaced by clay embankments, timber hulkings, and, during the pre-war years, by mass-concrete stepwork.
Source: wiktionary
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