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Volley
01
rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
volleys
02
a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
to volley
01
utter rapidly
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
volley
3rd person singular
volleys
Present participle
volleying
Past simple
volleyed
Past participle
volleyed
02
make a volley
03
discharge in, or as if in, a volley
04
to hit a ball in sports before it touches the ground, typically with a quick and controlled strike
Examples
He volleyed the soccer ball into the net for a spectacular goal.
05
be dispersed in a volley
