hulking

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhʌlkɪŋ/

Etymology 1

From hulk +‎ -ing.

Adjective

hulking (not comparable)

1. Large and bulky, heavily built; massive.
   • 2001, Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl, page 212:

     A hulking shape burst through the doorway and hurtled down the corridor, leaving a maelstrom of air currents in his wake.

2. Unwieldy.

Translations

Large and bulky, heavily built

• Bulgarian: тромав (bg) (tromav), неповратлив (nepovratliv)

Verb

hulking

1. present participle and gerund of hulk

Etymology 2

From hulk +‎ -ing.

Noun

hulking (plural hulkings)

1. A kind of sloping embankment used as a coastal defence.
   • 1953, The Institution of Civil Engineers, Proceedings (volume 2, part 2, page 513)

     The sand-hills have permanently disappeared from many parts of the coast and have been replaced by clay embankments, timber hulkings, and, during the pre-war years, by mass-concrete stepwork.

Related terms

• hulk