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- [ral-ee-ing]
- /ˈræl i ɪŋ/
- /ˈræl.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ral-ee-ing]
- /ˈræl i ɪŋ/
Definitions of rallying word
- noun rallying the sport of driving in automobile rallies. 1
- verb with object rallying to ridicule in a good-natured way; banter. 1
- verb without object rallying to come together for common action or effort: The disunited party rallied in time for the election campaign. 1
- verb without object rallying to come together or into order again: The captain ordered his small force to rally at the next stream. 1
- verb without object rallying to come to the assistance of a person, party, or cause (often followed by to or around): to rally around a political candidate. 1
- verb without object rallying to recover partially from illness: He spent a bad night but began to rally by morning. 1
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Origin of rallying
First appearance:
before 1955 One of the 4% newest English words
First recorded in 1955-60; rally1 + -ing1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Rallying
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rallying popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
rallying usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rallying
adj rallying
- convalescent — Convalescent means relating to convalescence.
- inspirational — imparting inspiration.
- mind-bending — mind-blowing.
- moving — capable of or having movement: a moving object.
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with r
- Words starting with ra
- Words starting with ral
- Words starting with rall
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