Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: hollow
IPA transcription: [h'ɑloʊ]
Pronunciations of hollow
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: hollow
    Meaning: not solid; having a space or gap or cavity; "a hollow wall"; "a hollow tree"; "hollow cheeks"; "his face became gaunter and more hollow with each year"
  • Synonyms: hollow
    Meaning: as if echoing in a hollow space; "the hollow sound of footsteps in the empty ballroom"
  • Synonyms: empty, hollow, vacuous
    Meaning: devoid of significance or point; "empty promises"; "a hollow victory"; "vacuous comments"
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: hollow
    Meaning: a cavity or space in something; "hunger had caused the hollows in their cheeks"
  • Synonyms: hollow, holler
    Meaning: a small valley between mountains; "he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians"
  • Synonyms: hole, hollow
    Meaning: a depression hollowed out of solid matter
Usage examples
  • "Hollow, too, of course?"
  • "Not so!" exclaimed a hollow voice.
  • Peter Rabbit bolted for a hollow log.
  • "If it's a tube, it's sure to be hollow."
  • His cheeks and the sockets of his eyes were hollow.
  • Across the evil hollow we sped like a bolt from an arblast.
  • But she could only hear little hollow quacks from the other end.
  • Did you ever notice how hollow a memorized speech usually sounds?
  • After running a stick in the hole I soon discovered that the log was hollow.
  • He found them drawn up in a hollow circle, marked out by their shining spears.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording The Beatles, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Beverage-can stove, License CC BY-SA 4.0