The meaning of HOLLOW is having an indentation or inward curve : concave, sunken. How to use hollow in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Hollow.

1. To make hollow: hollow out a pumpkin. 2. To scoop or form by making concave: hollow out a nest in the sand.

HOLLOW definition: 1. having a hole or empty space inside: 2. If you have hollow cheeks or eyes, your cheeks curve in….

HOLLOW definition: having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty. See examples of hollow used in a sentence.

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Hollow definition: Having a cavity, gap, or space within.

Jan 28, 2026 · (of a sound) Distant, eerie; echoing, reverberating, as if in a hollow space; dull, muffled; often low-pitched.

hollow, adj. & adv. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

If you describe a statement, situation, or person as hollow, you mean they have no real value, worth, or effectiveness. Any threat to bring in the police is a hollow one. ...a hollow man who's coasted on …

A sound that is hollow is like the sound made when you hit something that is empty inside. He heard a hollow sound when he knocked on the wall.