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What (who) is volleying - definition
Volleying
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Volley.
volley
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Volley (disambiguation); Volly
n.
simultaneous discharge of weapons
1) to fire a volley
tennis ball in flight
2) (to hit a ball) on the volley
Volley
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Volley (disambiguation); Volly
·vt To discharge with, or as with, a volley.
II. Volley ·vi To send the ball full to the top of the wicket.
III. Volley ·vi To return the ball before it touches the ground.
IV. Volley ·noun A return of the ball before it touches the ground.
V. Volley ·noun A sending of the ball full to the top of the wicket.
VI. Volley ·noun A burst or emission of many things at once; as, a volley of words.
VII. Volley ·noun A flight of missiles, as arrows, bullets, or the like; the simultaneous discharge of a number of small arms.
VIII. Volley ·vi To be thrown out, or discharged, at once; to be discharged in a volley, or as if in a volley; to make a volley or volleys.
Examples of use of volleying
1. The volleying in the final hours reflected the high stakes in Tuesday‘s contest.
2. No longer, with Henman barely serving and volleying at all yesterday.
3. Certainly, following the collapse of his business he was soon back volleying.
4. "I can maybe still improve my returning game, my serving, my volleying.
5. Henman has always been a lightweight in a heavyweight world, but his brilliant volleying skills helped even the odds.