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hollowly adverb ( SOUND )

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Definition

making a sound as if hitting an empty container
Her footsteps echoed hollowly in the quiet streets.

(Definition of hollowly adverb (SOUND) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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