hollow
adjective
having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty.
had been hollowing
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past perfect progressiveof hollow.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Automation had been hollowing out middle-skill work since the early 2000s, quietly eliminating the clerical roles, bookkeeping jobs and sales positions that once absorbed India's graduates.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2026
He had been hollowing out the schooner’s after-deck, the little gouge had slipped and gashed the ball of his left thumb,—an ugly, triangular tear.
From Rewards and Fairies by Kipling, Rudyard
He had been hollowing out the schooner's after-deck, the little gouge had slipped and gashed the ball of his left thumb,—an ugly, triangular tear.
From Rewards and Fairies by Kipling, Rudyard
