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hulking

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hulk·ing  (hlkng) also hulk·y (hlk)
adj.
Unwieldy or bulky; massive.
hulking
Adjective
big and ungainly
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Adj.1.hulking - of great size and bulk; "a hulking figure of a man"; "three hulking battleships"
hulky
big, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"
hulking
adjective ungainly, massive, lumbering, gross, awkward, clumsy, bulky, cumbersome, overgrown, unwieldy, ponderous, clunky (informal) oafish, lumpish, lubberly, unco Austral. (slang)
Translations
hulking [ˈhʌlkɪŋ] adj → pesado
hulking [ˈhʌlkɪŋ] adj → balourd(e)
hulking [ˈhʌlkɪŋ] hulk adj hulking great → massig
hulking [ˈhʌlkɪŋ] adj hulking (great) → grosso/a e goffo/a


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The men said: "Aren't you ashamed of yourself for overloading that poor donkey of yours and your hulking son?
Fables by Aesop View in context
that is only a matter of habit; if you get into the habit of being quick it is just as easy as being slow; easier, I should say; in fact it don't agree with my health to be hulking about over a job twice as long as it need take.
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A great, hulking, ruffianly sort of fellow glaring in at the window,' said Mr Pickering.
Uneasy Money by Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville View in context
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