Meanings
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of rally
My mother entered my room at that moment; but Mademoiselle went on rallying, and it seemed to me that the subject was not disagreeable even to her.
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 192
plural rallyings
- countableuncountableThe act of one who rallies.
We are convinced that these public rallyings around the banner of Christ the King are a most effective means of counteracting "the diabolical program" and "the brazen unfurlings of the satanical banners of war against God and religion" […]
1935, Worship: A Review Devoted to the Liturgical Apostolate - uncountableA wide-ranging form of motorsport with various competitive elements such as test of speed and navigation.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiverousing or recalling to unity and renewed effort
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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rallying. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rallying
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