hulking /ˈhʌlkɪŋ/adjective 2noun 1forms 1 adjective2 •Large and bulky, heavily built; massive.A hulking shape burst through the doorway and hurtled down the corridor, leaving a maelstrom of air currents in his wake. — 2001 •Unwieldy. noun1 •A kind of sloping embankment used as a coastal defence.The sand-hills have permanently disappeared from many parts of the coast and have been replaced by clay embankments, timber hulkings, and, during the pre-war years, by mass-concrete stepwork. — 1953 formshulkings
