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Rarehulking
The correct spelling is hulking.
How to pronounce hulking
verb
IPA: /ˈhʌlkɪŋ/
Say it like: Hul-kin-g
The correct spelling is hulking. To reduce (a ship) to a (nonfunctional) hulk. For example: "to hulk a hare"
Usage Examples
“to hulk a hare”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To reduce (a ship) to a (nonfunctional) hulk.
- 2.To be a hulk, a large (hulking) and often imposing presence.
- 3.To move (one's large, hulking body).
- 4.To remove the entrails of; to disembowel.
noun
- 1.A kind of sloping embankment used as a coastal defence.
adjective
- 1.Large and bulky, heavily built; massive.
- 2.Unwieldy.
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