Definition of Hollowing

1. Verb. (present participle of hollow) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hollowing

1. hollow [v] - See also: hollow

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hollowing

hollow leg
hollow legs
hollow out
hollow point
hollow rail
hollow rails
hollow victories
hollow victory
hollow wall
holloware
hollowares
hollowed
hollowed out
hollower
hollowest
hollowing
hollowing out
hollowly
hollowness
hollownesses
hollows
hollows out
hollowware
hollowwares
holluschickie
holluschickies
holly
holly-leaf cherry
holly-leaved cherry
holly-leaved oak

Literary usage of Hollowing

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Remarks on Forest Scenery, and Other Woodland Views by William Gilpin (1834)
"When he distributes his dole, he commonly makes a hollowing noise to call his dispersed family together. In calm summer evenings, if you frequent any part ..."

2. The History of Georgia: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time by Timothy Shay Arthur, William Henry Carpenter (1853)
"... of the Hollowing King—McGillivray departs for New York—His reception—Treaty of New York—Its reception by Georgia —Dissatisfaction of the Creeks—Bowles ..."

3. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood (1865)
"Probably not from direct resemblance in form to a loaded spindle, but from the idea of hollowing out a pipe by a whirling tool ..."

4. A Practical Treatise on Artificial Crown-, Bridge-, and Porcelain-work by George Evans (1920)
"... POR GOLD INLAYS—Hollowing OP GOLD INLAYS—MATRIX GOLD INLAYS— PROCESS OP FORMATION—SOLID GOLD TIPS POR ABRADED PULPLESS ANTERIOR TEETH—THE CASTING METHOD ..."

5. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1878)
"... by means of which the hollow form is given to petals, and the midrib and veins of leaves imitated. For hollowing petals, the ..."

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