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hulking

/ˈhʌl.kɪŋ/

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adjective

/ˈhʌl.kɪŋ/B2formal
  • ruОписывает человека или предмет, который очень большой, тяжелый и часто неуклюжий или внушающий страх своими размерами.

Describes a person or thing that is very large, heavy, and often clumsy or intimidating in size.

  1. Large and heavyB2informal

    Describing someone or something that is very large, heavy, and often clumsy or imposing.

    ruГромоздкий

    • A hulking figure stood in the doorway, blocking the light.
    • The hulking truck barely fit through the narrow street.
    • He was a hulking man with broad shoulders and a deep voice.

    Synonymsbulkyenormousheavyhugelumpishmassiveponderoustoweringunwieldy

    Antonymspetitepunyslightsmalltiny

  2. Massive and unwieldyB2informal

    Used to describe an object that is extremely large and difficult to move or manage.

    ruГромоздкий

    • They moved the hulking piece of furniture into the living room.
    • The hulking machinery took up most of the factory floor.
    • A hulking boulder blocked the mountain path.

    Synonymsawkwardbulkyclunkycumbersomeheavymassiveponderousunwieldy

    Antonymsagilecompactmanageablenimbletiny

Forms
  • more hulking comparative form
  • most hulking superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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verb

hulk/hʌlk/formalobsolete
  • ruУстаревший глагол, означающий двигаться тяжело или неуклюже, или появляться в виде большой, громоздкой массы. Также используется в морском контексте для описания удаления корпуса корабля.

An obsolete verb meaning to move heavily or clumsily, or to appear as a large, bulky mass. Also used in nautical contexts to describe removing the body of a ship.

  1. To move in a heavy, clumsy wayB2informal

    To move or appear in a large, heavy, and often threatening manner.

    ruДвигаться грузно

    • The giant hulked through the narrow doorway.
    • He hulked his way across the room, bumping into furniture.
    • The truck hulked down the street, blocking traffic.

    Synonymsclumplumberlurchplodstumptrundle

  2. To loom or tower overB2informal

    To appear large and imposing, often in a way that is intimidating.

    ruВозвышаться

    • The old factory hulked over the small town.
    • He hulked above the other players on the basketball court.
    • The mountain hulked in the distance, casting a long shadow.

    Synonymsbulkdominateloomovershadowtower

Forms
  • hulked past participle
  • hulked past simple
  • hulking present participle
  • hulks third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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