Synonyms for hollowing
Most common
holler bellow hollering bellowing depression cavity excavation concavity
All synonyms
Noun
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Definitions
- n. 1
The process by which something becomes hollowed, or the result of that process.
Near-synonyms: hollowing out, hollow, cavity, concavity, depression
Related words
- Phrases
- hollowing out
Forms
- Plural
- hollowings → bellowings, hollerings, bellows, hollers…
Example sentences
- holler If you need anything, just give me a holler.
- bellow Do the oxen bellow when their mangers are full?
- hollering Layla was screaming and hollering.
- bellowing The giant refrigerator was bellowing cold air into the room.
- depression The report states that there will be a depression.
- cavity I ate too many sweets and now I've got a cavity.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| hollowing | rising | |
| holler | rising | |
| bellow | rising | |
| hollering | rising | |
| bellowing | rising | |
| depression | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- cavity3, bellow2, holler2, halloo
- 9 letters
- hollering3, bellowing3, concavity4, hallooing
- 10 letters
- depression3, excavation4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cavity3 = 3 syllables).