Synonymer
| Översättning | Kontext | Uttal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adjektiv | |||
| 1. | ihålig | ||
| 2. | tom {en} | figurliga ord | |
| Substantiv | |||
| 3. | grop {en} | ||
Definitioner
Adjektiv
- (of something solid) Having an empty space or cavity inside.
- (of a sound) Distant, eerie; echoing, reverberating, as if in a hollow space; dull, muffled; often low-pitched.
- (figuratively) Without substance; having no real or significant worth; meaningless.
- (figuratively) Insincere, devoid of validity; specious.
- Depressed; concave; gaunt; sunken.
Adverb
- (colloquial) Completely, as part of the phrase beat hollow or beat all hollow.
Substantiv
- A small valley between mountains; a low spot surrounded by elevations.
- A sunken area or unfilled space in something solid; a cavity, natural or artificial.
- (US) A sunken area.
- (figuratively) A feeling of emptiness.
Verb
- to make a hole in something; to excavate (transitive)
- To urge or call by shouting; to hollo.
Exempel
- a hollow tree; a hollow sphere
- a hollow moan
- a hollow victory
- a hollow promise
- With hollow eye and wrinkled brow.
- Forests grew upon the barren hollows.
- I hate the dreadful hollow behind the little wood.
- He built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Rockies.
- the hollow of the hand or of a tree
- a hollow in the pit of one's stomach
- He has hollowed the hounds.
Böjningsformer
| Perfektparticip | hollowed | Imperfekt | hollowed |
| Presensparticip | hollowing | Plural | hollows |
| Komparativ | hollower | Superlativ | hollowest |
| Tredje person singular indicativ presens | hollows | Tredje person singular indicativ presens | holloweth |