Word: hulking
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hul
king
Definition: A kind of sloping embankment used as a coastal defence.
Morphemes:
Affix: hulk
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A non-functional but floating ship, usually stripped of equipment and rigging, and often put to other uses such as accommodation or storage.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὁλκάς
Language: grc
Decoded: olkas
Meaning: ship being towed; cargo ship; ship used for trading
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.