1 C1 idiomatic informal
To leave a place with heavy, angry, lumbering strides, like a large and powerful person in a bad mood.
"After the referee's decision, the player just hulked off the pitch without speaking to anyone."
hulk off
C1 informal intransitive
To walk away heavily and with evident anger or sullenness, like a large, powerful figure.
In plain English
Walk away from a place in a big, heavy, angry way.
What does "hulk off" mean?
One main meaning — here's how to use it.
Literal vs figurative
Words literally mean
To move like the Hulk — lumbering away heavily.
Actually means
Walk away from a place in a big, heavy, angry way.
Usage tip
Rare and very informal. Evokes the image of the Marvel character the Hulk — large, angry, and physically imposing. Used to describe someone storming off with heavy, powerful strides. Most readers will understand it as a pop-culture reference.
Words that pair with "hulk off"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
stage room field pitch crowd
How to conjugate "hulk off"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
Base
hulk off
I/you/we/they
3rd person
hulks off
he/she/it
Past simple
hulked off
yesterday
Past participle
hulked off
have + pp
-ing form
hulking off
continuous
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