English dictionary
hollow
adjectiveAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- lacking in substance or character
adjective
- devoid of significance or force
adjective
- as if echoing in a hollow space
adjective
- not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
noun
- a depression hollowed out of solid matter
noun
- a small valley between mountains
noun
- a cavity or space in something
verb
- remove the interior of
verb
- remove the inner part or the core of
Example sentences
a hollow person
empty promises
a hollow victory
vacuous comments
the hollow sound of footsteps in the empty ballroom
a hollow wall
a hollow tree
hollow cheeks
his face became gaunter and more hollow with each year
he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians
hunger had caused the hollows in their cheeks
hollow out a tree trunk
the mining company wants to excavate the hillside