hulking

• Décrit une personne ou une chose qui est très grande, lourde et souvent maladroite ou impressionnante par sa masse.

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.

   Massif et encombrant

   • 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.

   Synonymesbulkyenormousheavyhugelumpishmassiveponderoustoweringunwieldy

   Antonymespetitepunyslightsmalltiny

2. Massive and unwieldyB2informal

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

   Massif et encombrant

   • 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.

   Synonymesawkwardbulkyclunkycumbersomeheavymassiveponderousunwieldy

   Antonymesagilecompactmanageablenimbletiny

• Verbe désuet signifiant se déplacer lourdement ou maladroitement, ou apparaître comme une masse grande et encombrante. Il est aussi utilisé dans un contexte maritime pour décrire le fait de retirer la coque d'un navire.

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.

   se déplacer lourdement

   • 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.

   Synonymesclumplumberlurchplodstumptrundle

2. To loom or tower overB2informal

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

   Se dresser de manière menaçante

   • 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.

   Synonymesbulkdominateloomovershadowtower