Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A huge sea monster in Norwegian legend.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A mythical sea-monster said to appear at times off the coast of Norway.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A fabulous Scandinavian sea monster, often represented as resembling an island, but sometimes as resembling an immense octopus.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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It's hard to properly dramatize, say, the domestic effects of Dad's bank overdraft when a giant writhing kraken is levelling the city.
Boing Boing: September 29, 2002 - October 5, 2002 Archives 2002
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Perseus insists he wants to defeat a dread monster called the kraken, as a man, not a god, which like the rest of this movie is a bit of wishful thinking.
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Davey Jones, is in danger of being destroyed by a giant sea creature called a kraken and has landed on an island of cannibals who have made him their god.
A Pirate's Life 2007
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The kraken was a monstrous magic weed whose stems and branches were tentacles.
Robot Adept Anthony, Piers 1988
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View Comments kor this is gonna be a great movie, it looks better than the original. the kraken looks awesome!!!!! blog comments powered by Disqus
International Trailer for CLASH OF THE TITANS Starring Sam Worthington and a Kraken – Collider.com 2010
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Clearly, lines like “kill the kraken” are all very important lines and those characters are there.
Producer Kevin De La Noy On Set Interview CLASH OF THE TITANS – Collider.com 2010
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Max yee, i am excited to see this after re-watching the original which i still like, although i think this kraken kinda looks like a retard
41 High Resolution Photos from Clash of the Titans | /Film 2010
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I have no issues with a 3D kraken and neither should you or anyone else on this planet.
International Trailer for CLASH OF THE TITANS Starring Sam Worthington and a Kraken – Collider.com 2010
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If I'm looking for a rendering of the kraken at a size and resolution to make me crap my pants ... well, yeah, I'm going to see it in a theatre.
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Damn same, i thought the kraken scene would kick ass in 3d.
REVIEW: Clash of the Titans « Giant Killer Squid - Film, Comics, News, Reviews and more 2010
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