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Meaning of Hollowing | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈhɒləʊɪŋ

Definitions

  1. The process by which something becomes hollowed, or the result of that process.
  2. The act of one who hollows (hollos); a cry or shouting.

Equivalents

العربية التّجويف حفر
日本語 刳り

Examples

“Near-synonyms: hollowing out, hollow, cavity, concavity, depression”
“Such hollowing is not seen in the smaller otoliths figured by Campana (herein reproduced on Pl. 5, Fig. 1) and by Ohe, and it may be a feature that […]”
“Near-synonyms: hallooing, halloo, hollering, holler, bellowing, bellow”
“At length, about three o'clock in the morning, we heard the distant hollowings of our watermen, and soon after refreshed ourselves with copious draughts of the delicious water of the Nile.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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