[
UK
/ɹˈæliɪŋ/
]
[ US /ˈɹæɫiɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈɹæɫiɪŋ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
rousing or recalling to unity and renewed effort
a rallying cry
NOUN
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the act of mobilizing for a common purpose
the bell was a signal for the rallying of the whole neighborhood -
the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort
he singled to start a rally in the 9th inning
he feared the rallying of their troops for a counterattack
How To Use rallying In A Sentence
- Throughout the day, Grant rode through his command rallying the force in spite of the lateness of reinforcements.
- Breaking Agassi by out rallying him from the baseline, he took his next service game to love.
- the bell was a signal for the rallying of the whole neighborhood
- This is one of the few amphitheatres that was used for both Roman political rallying and brutal gladiatorial sports – but tonight it is to host a dance competition.
- During the Napoleonic wars Reunion, like Mauritius, served the French corsairs as a rallying place from which attacks on Indian merchantmen could be directed.
- Had he done so he might not have sent his rallying call unsolicited to MPs to coincide with Carers Week. Hugh Muir's Diary
- Community groups in York are being urged to respond to a rallying cry to take part in a massive city centre parade in September.
- He barnstormed across the nation, rallying the people to the cause.
- They managed to put out campaigns rallying supporters behind them and we just have to do the same.
- ‘Canada does not have bears to spare,’ has become a rallying cry of environmental groups and ordinary citizens in Canada opposed to the plan.