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- [huhl-king]
- /ˈhʌl kɪŋ/
- /ˈhʌl.kɪŋ/
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- [huhl-king]
- /ˈhʌl kɪŋ/
Definitions of hulking word
- adjective hulking heavy and clumsy; bulky. 1
- noun hulking the body of an old or dismantled ship. 1
- noun hulking a ship specially built to serve as a storehouse, prison, etc., and not for sea service. 1
- noun hulking a clumsy-looking or unwieldy ship or boat. 1
- noun hulking a bulky or unwieldy person, object, or mass. 1
- noun hulking the shell of a wrecked, burned-out, or abandoned vehicle, building, or the like. 1
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Origin of hulking
First appearance:
before 1690 One of the 49% oldest English words
First recorded in 1690-1700; hulk + -ing2
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Parts of speech for Hulking
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hulking popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hulking
adj hulking
- bulky — Something that is bulky is large and heavy. Bulky things are often difficult to move or deal with.
- imposing — very impressive because of great size, stately appearance, dignity, elegance, etc.: Notre Dame, Rheims, and other imposing cathedrals of France.
- lumbering — timber sawed or split into planks, boards, etc.
- mammoth — any large, elephantlike mammal of the extinct genus Mammuthus, from the Pleistocene Epoch, having hairy skin and ridged molar teeth.
- towering — very high or tall; lofty: a towering oak.
adjective hulking
- vast — of very great area or extent; immense: the vast reaches of outer space.
- massive — consisting of or forming a large mass; bulky and heavy: massive columns.
- enormous — very big
- husky — big and strong; burly.
- elephantine — Of, resembling, or characteristic of an elephant or elephants, especially in being large, clumsy, or awkward.
Antonyms for hulking
adj hulking
- miniature — a representation or image of something on a small or reduced scale.
- tiny — very small; minute; wee.
- small — of limited size; of comparatively restricted dimensions; not big; little: a small box.
- little — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- dwarfed — a person of abnormally small stature owing to a pathological condition, especially one suffering from cretinism or some other disease that produces disproportion or deformation of features and limbs.
adjective hulking
- dainty — If you describe a movement, person, or object as dainty, you mean that they are small, delicate, and pretty.
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