hulking

• Describe a una persona o cosa que es muy grande, pesada y a menudo torpe o imponente por su tamaño.

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.

   grande y pesado

   • 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.

   Sinónimosbulkyenormousheavyhugelumpishmassiveponderoustoweringunwieldy

   Antónimospetitepunyslightsmalltiny

2. Massive and unwieldyB2informal

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

   voluminoso y difícil de manejar

   • 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.

   Sinónimosawkwardbulkyclunkycumbersomeheavymassiveponderousunwieldy

   Antónimosagilecompactmanageablenimbletiny

• Verbo que significa moverse de manera pesada o torpe, o aparecer como una masa grande y voluminosa. También se usa en contexto marítimo para referirse a quitar el casco de un barco.

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.

   Moverse pesadamente

   • 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.

   Sinónimosclumplumberlurchplodstumptrundle

2. To loom or tower overB2informal

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

   erguirse imponente

   • 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.

   Sinónimosbulkdominateloomovershadowtower