hulking

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adjective

hulk·​ing ˈhəl-kiŋ How to pronounce hulking (audio)
Synonyms of hulkingnext
: ponderous, massive
a hulking wrestler

hulking

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present participle of hulk entry 2

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Adjective A hulking figure appeared in the doorway. a heavy, hulking stone blocked the way
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New York — Down a dim, crooked hallway inside the Jay Street Lofts, a hulking brick relic of Brooklyn’s industrial past, Naomi Mishkin is conducting a radical fashion experiment. — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026 Part boat, part plane, the hulking vessel, longer than a Boeing 747, rose to glide just above the water’s surface. — IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2026 Among the relics of its decline is a hulking complex of rusted pipes, towers and conveyor belts in Delano, just five miles north of the McFarland chipping yard. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 The faceless, hulking boxes have become a proxy for the whole argument about AI—its water use, its demands on power and land, the question of who benefits from it all. — Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hulking

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First Known Use

Adjective

1698, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hulking was in 1698

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“Hulking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hulking. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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