Meaning of ring hollow | Babel Free

Definitions

To seem to be false or implausible; to be unconvincing.

idiomatic

Examples

“In his own ears the words he spoke rang hollow, awkward, even impertinent. He could say nothing which did not seem hideously supercilious.”

“Recognising your mistake and atoning for it is, of course, to be applauded, but after all the decades of cover-up of sexual abuse by clergy, it rang hollow for many.”

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