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hulking

[huhl-king] / ˈhʌl kɪŋ /


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A huge cheer erupted as a senior teacher unlocked the hulking front door and poked her head out into the street.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

On the way are hulking trucks and SUVs, sedans and smaller pickups aimed at budget-conscious buyers, hybrids of all sizes and even new EVs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

At least three people, including Robinson’s mom and Banks’ wife, have bodyguards in tow, some of them hulking and one with a tattooed head that bears the letters SOG, to signify “Son of God.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Euphemistically known as “mobile lounges,” these hulking, 40-ton machines from the 1960s and ’70s look and feel like paramilitary vehicles trundling through a desert dystopia.

From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026

They’re hulking a black piano into the house.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson


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