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hol·low Audio Help (hŏl'ō) Pronunciation Key
adj. hol·low·er, hol·low·est

Having a cavity, gap, or space within: a hollow wall.
Deeply indented or concave; sunken: "His bearded face already has a set, hollow look" (Conor Cruise O'Brien).
Without substance or character: a hollow person. See Synonyms at vain.
Devoid of truth or validity; specious: "Theirs is at best a hollow form of flattery" (Annalyn Swan).
Having a reverberating, sepulchral sound: hollow footsteps.

A cavity, gap, or space: a hollow behind a wall.
An indented or concave surface or area.
A void; an emptiness: a hollow in one's life.
A small valley between mountains.

v. hol·lowed, hol·low·ing, hol·lows

v. tr.

To make hollow: hollow out a pumpkin.
To scoop or form by making concave: hollow out a nest in the sand.

v. intr.
To become hollow or empty.

[Middle English holwe, holowe, from holgh, hole, burrow (influenced by hole, hollow), from Old English holh; see kel-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

hol'low·ly adv., hol'low·ness n.

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