Meanings
present singular third person hollows out · participle present hollowing out · participle past hollowed out · past hollowed out
- transitiveTo make something hollow.
After we have crossed the Glenderamackin stream, which drains the northern slopes of Saddleback, and the latter has united with the St. John's Beck to form the Greta, however, we see ahead the miniature canyon the Greta has hollowed out for itself, and into the depth of which the train now descends.
1961 October, Voyageur, “The Cockermouth, Keswick & Penrith Railway”, in Trains Illustrated, page 601 - intransitiveTo become hollow.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Ancient Greek κοιλόω
- κοιλόω (koilóō)make hollow
Arabic تَجَوَّفَ, جَوَّفَ
- تَجَوَّفَ (tajawwafa)become hollow
- جَوَّفَ (jawwafa)make hollow
Dutch uithollen
- uithollenmake hollow
Finnish onteloitua, tulla ontoksi
- onteloituabecome hollow
- tulla ontoksibecome hollow
- onteloidamake hollow
- kaivaa ontoksimake hollow
French évider
- évidermake hollow
German aushöhlen
- aushöhlenmake hollow
Latin cavō
- cavōmake hollow
Māori hākaro, whakakaiwaka
- hākaromake hollow
- whakakaiwakamake hollow
Spanish ahuecarse, ahuecar
- ahuecarsebecome hollow
- ahuecarmake hollow
Swedish urholka
- urholkamake hollow
Cite this entry
hollow out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hollow%20out
“hollow out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hollow%20out. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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