gentle giant

noun

: a large but gentle person or animal

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But this gentle giant doesn't seem to understand his size. Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025 Other shots show the gentle giant playfully splashing the kayakers. Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025 The ‘gentle giant’ from Swansea had started out in defence and played there for Leeds as a teenager. Michael Walker, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025 Cast aside as an abomination, Karloff’s gentle giant only craves an intimate connection with someone else. Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gentle giant

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“Gentle giant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gentle%20giant. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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