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# hulking

adjective (hulking; from the noun «hulk»)

«hulking» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Very big, heavy and bulky, often in a clumsy or slightly frightening way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hulking/#m1)
2. Used of things too: a hulking building, a hulking old ship. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hulking/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories «hulking» describes a giant, a monster, a big bully, a huge machine or a dark building — it tells the reader the thing is large and heavy and maybe a bit threatening or awkward. It is a describing word for size and weight, not for kindness. Phrases: a hulking figure, a hulking great (UK informal), hulking shape.

### Examples

- A hulking figure stood in the doorway of the cave. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hulking/#x1)
- The hulking tractor rumbled down the lane. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hulking/#x2)
- Despite his hulking size, the giant was gentle with the children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hulking/#x3)
- A hulking old warehouse stood by the river. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hulking/#x4)
- The dog was a hulking Saint Bernard with a soft heart. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hulking/#x5)
- A hulking great lorry blocked the road (UK). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hulking/#x6)
- The hulking robot in the film could hardly fit through the door. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hulking/#x7)
- But the big hulking Camel made himself very ridiculous as he kicked out his knotty legs and twisted his long clumsy neck. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hulking/#x8)

### Note

It is an adjective, used before a noun: «a hulking man», rarely «he was hulking». Related noun: a «hulk» is a big clumsy person or thing, or the shell of an old ship. «The Hulk» is a comic-book superhero (a name). Saying a real person is «hulking» can sound rude; better to say «tall» or «strong».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hulking» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hulking/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hulking» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hulking.html) on Mova free.