How to Pronounce "hollow out"
expression
HAH-loh OWT
HOL-oh OWT
Definition
To remove all the material from inside something, making it empty or hollow. It can refer to physically scooping out something's inside or to making something less meaningful or effective.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈhɑɫoʊ/ /ˈaʊt
British English
hˈɒləʊ/ /ˈaʊt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
HAH-loh OWT
UK
HOL-oh OWT
Listen in Context
We need to hollow out this pumpkin to make a lantern.
They hollowed out a tree trunk to build a canoe.
First, hollow out the bread to make room for the soup.
The company’s changes slowly hollowed out its core values.