- sound hollow
- if something someone says rings hollow, it does not sound true or sincere.
The claims they made two years ago that peace was just around the corner ring very hollow now.
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sound hollow — If an explanation, apology or promise sounds hollow, it seems false or insincere. I don t think he s sorry at all. His apology sounded hollow to me … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
hollow — /ˈhɒloʊ / (say holoh) adjective 1. having a hole or cavity within; not solid; empty: a hollow ball. 2. having a depression or concavity: a hollow surface. 3. sunken, as the cheeks or eyes. 4. (of sound) not resonant; dull, muffled, or deep: a… …
Sound transmission class — (or STC) is an integer rating of how well a building partition attenuates airborne sound. In the USA, it is widely used to rate interior partitions, ceilings/floors, doors, windows and exterior wall configurations (see ASTM International… … Wikipedia
Hollow — Hol low, a. [OE. holow, holgh, holf, AS. holh a hollow, hole. Cf. {Hole}.] 1. Having an empty space or cavity, natural or artificial, within a solid substance; not solid; excavated in the interior; as, a hollow tree; a hollow sphere. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hollow newel — Hollow Hol low, a. [OE. holow, holgh, holf, AS. holh a hollow, hole. Cf. {Hole}.] 1. Having an empty space or cavity, natural or artificial, within a solid substance; not solid; excavated in the interior; as, a hollow tree; a hollow sphere. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hollow quoin — Hollow Hol low, a. [OE. holow, holgh, holf, AS. holh a hollow, hole. Cf. {Hole}.] 1. Having an empty space or cavity, natural or artificial, within a solid substance; not solid; excavated in the interior; as, a hollow tree; a hollow sphere. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hollow root — Hollow Hol low, a. [OE. holow, holgh, holf, AS. holh a hollow, hole. Cf. {Hole}.] 1. Having an empty space or cavity, natural or artificial, within a solid substance; not solid; excavated in the interior; as, a hollow tree; a hollow sphere. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hollow square — Hollow Hol low, a. [OE. holow, holgh, holf, AS. holh a hollow, hole. Cf. {Hole}.] 1. Having an empty space or cavity, natural or artificial, within a solid substance; not solid; excavated in the interior; as, a hollow tree; a hollow sphere. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hollow ware — Hollow Hol low, a. [OE. holow, holgh, holf, AS. holh a hollow, hole. Cf. {Hole}.] 1. Having an empty space or cavity, natural or artificial, within a solid substance; not solid; excavated in the interior; as, a hollow tree; a hollow sphere. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hollow Skai — (* 26. September 1954; eigentlich Holger Poscich) ist ein deutscher Journalist, Autor und Musikproduzent. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Berufli … Deutsch Wikipedia
