hulking

adjective

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

Examples of hulking in a Sentence

A hulking figure appeared in the doorway. a heavy, hulking stone blocked the way
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The traditional version of the hulking luxury SUV has long been one of the least efficient cars on the road, but the upcoming EV version might just be the opposite, according to Car and Driver. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2024 The pond sits almost in the shadow of a hulking gray cube: a large facility producing chips for TSMC, the single most important company in Taiwan. Joshua Keating, Vox, 16 Dec. 2024 The hulking suspect did not answer questions as police escorted him out of the 50th Precinct stationhouse in the Bronx with his eyes up and head shaven. Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 14 Dec. 2024 The new game, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, was announced on Thursday in a cryptic trailer at the Game Awards that showed a few seconds of gameplay in which the protagonist battles a hulking cyborg with swordlike weapons. Zachary Small, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hulking 

Word History

First Known Use

1698, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 10 Jan. 2025.

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