Hollow - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
verb
- remove the interior of
adjective
Extra examples
The owls nested in the hollow of a tree.
...made a little hollow in her mound of mashed potatoes and filled it with gravy...
There was a hollow spot in the field.
...there's a noticeably hollow spot in the mattress where he has been sleeping...
They hollowed the log to make a canoe.
A victory over a weakling is hollow and without triumph.
You can make a good if rough boat by hollowing out the trunk of a tree.
She hollowed her hands into the form of a binocular glass.
Her cheeks seemed to hollow in, and her chin shook.
There was a hollow thump as the cars collided.
They won, but it was a hollow victory.
Even as he spoke, Ivan was well aware of the hollow ring to his words.
Make a slight hollow in the middle of each cake.
The steps were hollowed by centuries of use.
It must be getting towards dinner-time; I'm feeling pretty hollow.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: hollow
he/she/it: hollows
present participle: hollowing
past tense: hollowed
past participle: hollowed
singular: hollow
plural: hollows
comparative: hollower
superlative: hollowest
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