rallying
noun
[ ˈralɪɪŋ ]
• the action or process of coming together to support a person or cause.
• "the rallying of public opinion in support of these objectives"
• the sport or action of participating in a motor rally.
• "established names in international rallying"
rallying
adjective
• having the effect of calling people to action.
• "a rallying cry"
rally
verb
• (of troops) come together again in order to continue fighting after a defeat or dispersion.
• "De Montfort's troops rallied and drove back the king's infantry"
• recover or cause to recover in health, spirits, or poise.
• "he floundered for a moment, then rallied again"
Similar:
recover,
improve,
get better,
pick up,
revive,
come back,
make a comeback,
rebound,
bounce back,
perk up,
look up,
take a turn for the better,
turn the/a corner,
be given a new lease of life,
take on a new lease of life,
emerge from something,
get over something,
shake something off,
come up smiling,
• drive in a rally.
• "we're driving off to Spain to rally"
Origin:
early 17th century (in the sense ‘bring together again’): from French rallier, from re- ‘again’ + allier ‘to ally’.
rally
verb
• subject (someone) to good-humoured ridicule; tease.
• "he rallied her on the length of her pigtail"
Origin:
mid 17th century: from French railler ‘to rib, tease’ (see rail2).
