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Meanings of gargantuan in English

Of great mass; huge and bulky.

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Usage of gargantuan in English
1
How could individuals get similar deals without working for a gargantuan corporation?
Wired
2
Shostakovich is almost forgotten now but was once seen as a gargantuan.
Radio NZ
3
Most doctors of his day ladled out suffering on a gargantuan scale.
Naomi’s Room
4
Two gargantuan, cloaked Soviet soldiers stood mid-step, guns slung over their shoulders.
The Guardian
5
Artemis forced his eyes open, expecting gargantuan doses of stiffness and pain.
Artemis Fowl: the Arctic incident
6
They tumbled, an avalanche of gargantuan stones, into the exposed gap beneath.
Stonewielder
7
A gargantuan man opened it and looked down at them in surprise.
Thief of lives
8
His gargantuan tapestry of Christ dominates the entire space of Coventry Cathedral.
The Guardian
9
After six gargantuan steps, I opened my eyes to check on Orson.
Desert places: a novel of terror
10
The Leviathan looked this way and that, its gargantuan eyes rolling wildly.
Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters
11
The gargantuan woman laughed, a big chuckle that shook all the chins.
Tell me, pretty maiden
12
Instead, it became a gargantuan hit and kick-started a multi-billion dollar franchise.
The Irish Times
13
Outside this gargantuan government building, a light May rain is falling.
A whole new mind: why right-brainers will rule the future
14
The result was a gargantuan building that was grand and spacious.
The Guardian
15
In this case, that contact involves gargantuan explosions and high-tech weaponry.
Wired
16
OPINION THE Australian Open men's semi-finals were let-downs of gargantuan proportions.
News.com.au
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Gargantuan across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
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