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hollowing

UK
/ˈhɒləʊɪŋ/
US
/ˈhɑːloʊɪŋ/

Translations

hollowingnoun
hollowings
pl
The hollowing in the ground was caused by erosion.
Углубление в земле было вызвано эрозией.
The hollowing in the rock was filled with water.
Выемка в скале была заполнена водой.
Synonyms
indentation
excavation
cavity
void
emptiness
depression
hollowinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈhɒl.əʊ.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈhɑː.loʊ.ɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe something that is becoming hollow or causes hollowing.
Synonyms
hollowed
scooping
scooped-out
excavating
gouging
carving
sunken
concave
emptying
depleting
hollowverb

hollowing

Gerund

hollowed
Past Simple
hollowed
Past Participle
hollowing
Gerund
UK
/ˈhɒləʊ/
US
/ˈhɑːloʊ/
They decided to hollow out the log to make a canoe.
Они решили выдалбливать бревно, чтобы сделать каноэ.
Additional translations
пробуравливать
долбить
вырезать
опорожнять
выскоблить
Synonyms
dig out
clear out
remove
excavate
empty

Definitions

hollowingnoun
The act or process of making something hollow or empty inside.
The hollowing of the tree trunk was caused by years of decay.
A depression or concavity formed by the removal of material.
The hollowing in the ground was filled with rainwater after the storm.
The gradual weakening or depletion of something's substance or core, especially in an economic or social context.
Economists often discuss the hollowing of the middle class in advanced economies.
hollowinggerund / present participle
Undergoing or causing the formation of a cavity; making something hollow.
The hollowing current of the stream had carved deep channels into the rock.
hollowverb
To make a space or cavity inside something.
The sculptor decided to hollow the log to create a unique art piece.
To form by removing the inside of something.
They hollowed the pumpkin to prepare it for carving.
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