rallying

Multiple Entries:
  rallying    rally  

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
rallying/ˈraliɪŋ/

▶noun

• 1 the action or process of bringing or coming together.

  ■ [as modifier] having the effect of calling people to action: a rallying cry.

• 2 the activity or sport of participating in a motor rally.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
rally1

▶verb (rallies, rallying, rallied)

• 1 (with reference to troops) bring or come together again in order to continue fighting.

• 2 bring or come together for concerted action.

  ■ assemble in a mass meeting.

• 3 recover in health, spirits, or composure.

• 4 (of share, currency, or commodity prices) increase after a fall.

• 5 drive in a rally.

▶noun (pl. rallies)

• 1 a mass meeting held as a protest or in support of a cause.

• 2 an open-air event for owners of a particular kind of vehicle.

• 3 a long-distance race for motor vehicles over public roads or rough terrain.

• 4 a quick or marked recovery.

• 5 (in tennis and other racket sports) an extended exchange of strokes between players.

– derivatives
rallier noun,
rallyist noun.

– origin C17: from Fr. rallier, from re- ‘again’ + allier ‘to ally’.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
rally2

▶verb (rallies, rallying, rallied) dated tease (someone).

– origin C17: from Fr. railler (see rail2).