hollowly

hol·low (h

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adj. hol·low·er, hol·low·est

1. Having a cavity, gap, or space within: a hollow wall.

2. Deeply indented or concave; sunken: "His bearded face already has a set, hollow look" (Conor Cruise O'Brien).

3. Without substance or character: a hollow person. See Synonyms at vain.

4. Devoid of truth or validity; specious: "Theirs is at best a hollow form of flattery" (Annalyn Swan).

5. Having a reverberating, sepulchral sound: hollow footsteps.

1. A cavity, gap, or space: a hollow behind a wall.

2. An indented or concave surface or area.

3. A void; an emptiness: a hollow in one's life.

4. A small valley between mountains.

v. hol·lowed, hol·low·ing, hol·lows

v.tr.

1. To make hollow: hollow out a pumpkin.

2. 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.]

hollow·ly adv.

hollow·ness n.

Translations

hollowly [ˈhɒləʊlɪ] ADV she laughed hollowly → soltó una risa que sonaba a falsa

hollowly

adv → hohl; laugh also → gequält; say also → mit hohler Stimme; sound, echo → hohl, dumpf

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hollow lifeless	This done, pole, iron, and rope --like the Three Fates --remained inseparable, and Ahab moodily stalked away with the weapon; the sound of his ivory leg, and the sound of the hickory pole, both hollowly ringing along every plank. Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context The sea was roaring hollowly in the distance, the fields were bare and sere, scarfed with golden rod, the brook valley below Green Gables overflowed with asters of ethereal purple, and the Lake of Shining Waters was blue -- blue -- blue; not the changeful blue of spring, nor the pale azure of summer, but a clear, steadfast, serene blue, as if the water were past all moods and tenses of emotion and had settled down to a tranquility unbroken by fickle dreams. Anne of The Island by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context Macfarlane made some ill-favoured jest about the farmer's wife, but it came hollowly from his lips, and was allowed to drop in silence. Tales and Fantasies by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context	Hollerith Hollerith card Hollerith code Hollerith Herman Holley Holliday Holliger Hollingshead hollo Holloa hollow hollow charge Hollow newel hollow out Hollow quoin Hollow root Hollow square Hollow ware hollow-back hollow-cheeked hollow-eyed Hollow-hearted Hollow-horned holloware hollowed hollowly hollowness hollowware Holluschickie Holly holly family holly fern holly oak Holly rose holly-leaf cherry holly-leaved cherry holly-leaved oak holly-leaves barberry hollygrape hollyhock Hollywood hollywood bed holm holm oak Holm thrush holm tree Holman Hunt Holmes Holmes Arthur Holmia holmic	hollow-tile floor slab hollow-unit masonry hollow-web girder hollow-web girder holloware hollowed hollowed hollowed hollowed hollowed Holloween Holloween Hollowen Hollowen hollower hollower hollower hollower hollower hollowest hollowest hollowest hollowest hollowest Hollowfaced bat hollowing hollowing hollowing hollowing hollowing hollowly hollowness hollowness hollowness hollowness hollowness Hollowpoint hollows hollows hollows hollows hollows hollows hollowware Holluschickie Holly Holly Holly Holly Buddy Holly Drive Leadership Academy holly family holly fern holly ferns Holly Hill Branch Library Holly Leaf Appearance Holly Lodge Community Centre holly oak holly oak Holly Oaks Holly Park Homeowners Association Holly Recreation Area

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This done, pole, iron, and rope --like the Three Fates --remained inseparable, and Ahab moodily stalked away with the weapon; the sound of his ivory leg, and the sound of the hickory pole, both hollowly ringing along every plank.

Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context

The sea was roaring hollowly in the distance, the fields were bare and sere, scarfed with golden rod, the brook valley below Green Gables overflowed with asters of ethereal purple, and the Lake of Shining Waters was blue -- blue -- blue; not the changeful blue of spring, nor the pale azure of summer, but a clear, steadfast, serene blue, as if the water were past all moods and tenses of emotion and had settled down to a tranquility unbroken by fickle dreams.

Anne of The Island by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context

Macfarlane made some ill-favoured jest about the farmer's wife, but it came hollowly from his lips, and was allowed to drop in silence.

Tales and Fantasies by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context

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