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rallying

verb

Meaning

  1. To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite.
  2. To come into orderly arrangement; to renew order, or united effort, as troops scattered or put to flight; to assemble; to unite.
  3. To collect one's vital powers or forces; to regain health or consciousness; to recuperate.
  4. To recover strength after a decline in prices; -- said of the market, stocks, etc.
  5. To tease; to chaff good-humouredly.
  6. The act of one who rallies.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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