えぐれる

え

ぐ

れ

る

Meanings

1

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

be gouged; be hollowed out; become hollow

usually written using kana alone

Describes a surface or object that has been deeply scooped, gouged, or hollowed out, often with a sense of damage or erosion. Intransitive counterpart to えぐる.

大おお雨あめで地じ面めんがえぐれてしまった。
The ground was gouged out by the heavy rain.
木きの幹みきが

虫むし

に

えぐら

れ

て

、

中なか

が

えぐれ

て

いる

。

The tree trunk was hollowed out by insects, and the inside is gouged.