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hulking en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈhʌlkɪŋ/
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Etymology
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English hulk
Proto-Indo-European *-onts
Proto-Germanic *-ndz
Proto-West Germanic *-andī
Old English -ende
Middle English -ynge
English -ing
English hulking
From hulk + -ing.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) 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:
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(not-comparable) Unwieldy.
Deriveds
hulkingly
Translations (2)
bg тромав (Large and bulky, heavily built) · bg неповратлив (Large and bulky, heavily built)
hulking en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈhʌlkɪŋ/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree
English hulk
Proto-Indo-European *-onts
Proto-Germanic *-ndz
Proto-West Germanic *-andī
Old English -ende
Middle English -ynge
English -ing
English hulking
From hulk + -ing.
Meanings
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(form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of hulk
hulking en · NOUN · etymology 2
Pronunciation
- /ˈhʌlkɪŋ/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree
English hulk
Proto-Germanic *-ungō
Old English -ung
Middle English -ynge
English -ing
English hulking
From hulk + -ing.
Meanings
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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The sand-hills have permanently disappeared from many parts of the coast and have been replaced by clay embankments, timber hulkings, and, during the pre-war years, by mass-concrete stepwork.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)
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Relateds
hulk