hulking

adj, noun — 3 senses

hulking

adj

/ˈhʌlkɪŋ/

Etymology From hulk + -ing.

1

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.2001, Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl, page 212:

2

Unwieldy.

Derived terms: hulkingly

hulking

noun

Etymology From hulk + -ing.

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The sand-hills have permanently disappeared from many parts of the coast and have been replaced by clay embankments, timber hulkings, and, during the pre-war years, by mass-concrete stepwork.1953, The Institution of Civil Engineers, Proceedings (volume 2, part 2, page 513)

Related terms: hulk

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