hollowing

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɒləʊɪŋ/

Verb

hollowing

1. present participle and gerund of hollow

Noun

hollowing (plural hollowings)

1. The act of one who hollows; a cry or shout.
   • 1819, Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, Travels in Nubia:

     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.