Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

hollow-eyed

[hol-oh-ahyd]

adjective

  1. having sunken eyes.



hollow-eyed

adjective

  1. with the eyes appearing to be sunk into the face, as from excessive fatigue

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of hollow-eyed1

First recorded in 1520–30
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

Marty, meanwhile, hollow-eyed and churlish about straying from their objective, seems haunted with guilt after a recent stint in jail for setting a building on fire.

From

In Munich, world leaders were left hushed and hollow-eyed, their annual security conference suddenly transformed into a wake.

From

He vanished March 12 and reappeared six weeks later on pro-Russian television, thin and hollow-eyed, regurgitating Russian propaganda.

From

He vanished March 12 and reappeared six weeks later on pro-Russian television, thin and hollow-eyed, regurgitating Russian propaganda.

From

In Yemen, where warring parties have blocked humanitarian aid, hollow-eyed children and their mothers languish on the brink of death from starvation.

From

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


hollow backhollow-forge