hollowed
USHAH-lohd/ˈhɑ.loʊd/UKHO-lohd/ˈhɒl.əʊd/
- 1Simple past and past participle of hollow.
Centuries of rushing water hollowed the canyon walls into smooth curves.
The sculptor had hollowed the heavy block of clay so it would not crack while drying.
Note
Two verbs share this spelling. Usually it is the past of the verb meaning to dig out or excavate, which takes an object: water hollowed the rock; the clay had been hollowed. Less often it belongs to hollow in the sense of calling or urging by shouting, a variant of hollo. Someone who hollowed after the dogs was shouting, not carving. The object, and whether any cavity is in view, tells them apart.
hollowed is a form of hollow
hollow, verb: To make a hole in something; to dig or carve out its inside. Full entry
- Spelling
- hollow → hollowed: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /d/.
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