hulking

adjective

hulk·​ing ˈhəl-kiŋ How to pronounce hulking (audio)
Synonyms of hulkingnext
: 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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Was a wedding at that hulking fortress in Midtown Manhattan gauche? Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 4 July 2026 The bartenders working ask not to be named, but none of them have seen any particularly hulking-looking, football player-type guys. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 4 July 2026 Norway is back in the World Cup for the first time in almost thirty years, thanks to its hulking striker, Erling Haaland. William Finnegan, New Yorker, 1 July 2026 Thick foam from the building’s insulation floated by on streams that leaked from the hulking shell, which firefighters have been drenching for days since the fire erupted on the roof the afternoon of June 17. Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026 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 6 Jul. 2026.

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