rallying
English
[edit]Verb
[edit]rallying
- present participle and gerund of rally
- 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 192:
- 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.
Noun
[edit]rallying (countable and uncountable, plural rallyings)
- The act of one who rallies.
- 1935, Worship: A Review Devoted to the Liturgical Apostolate:
- 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" […]
- (uncountable) A wide-ranging form of motorsport with various competitive elements such as test of speed and navigation.