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rallying

SayRAL-ee-ing/ˈɹæliɪŋ/

Noun pluralrallyings

3 meanings of rallying

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of rally. Use this -ing form for an action happening now or as the name of the action.

    The fans kept rallying behind their team even after the bad loss.

    Rallying her friends to help took only a few phone calls.

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  2. 2
    nouncountable or uncountable
    The act of joining together again to support a person, cause, or effort.

    Like everyone joining hands to lift something heavy that no one could move alone.

    The rallying of friends after the flood gave the family hope.

    Quick rallying by the players turned the game around.

    Similarmobilization, marshaling, mustering, gathering

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  3. 3
    noununcountable
    A kind of car racing on roads and rough ground that tests speed and finding the right route.

    Like a long treasure hunt by car, where you must be both fast and good at finding the way.

    He fell in love with rallying after watching a race in the mountains.

    Rallying takes real skill on muddy, twisting roads.

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rallying is a form of rally

rally, verb: To come back together in good order after being scattered, the way soldiers regroup. Full entry

Forms
rallyrallies he/she/itrallying -ing formrallied past tense, past participle
Spelling
rally → rallying: add -ing

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