hollowly
/ˈhɑloʊli/
adverb
- In a way that makes a low, empty, echoing sound, like something empty being hit.
- The old wooden floorboards creaked hollowly under his feet.
- She knocked hollowly on the metal door, but no one answered.
- The drum echoed hollowly in the empty concert hall.
- In a way that lacks real meaning, feeling, or sincerity; emptily.
- He laughed hollowly, trying to hide his disappointment.
- She smiled hollowly, not feeling any joy at all.
- The politician's promises rang hollowly in the ears of the voters.