sallying

Meaning of sallying

verb
  1. To make a sudden attack (e.g. on an enemy from a defended position).
    A feeding strategy of some birds is to sally out from a perch to snatch an insect and then returning to the same or a different perch.
  2. To set out on an excursion; venture; depart (often followed by "forth.")
    As she sallied forth from her boudoir, you would never have guessed how quickly she could strip for action. - William Manchester
  3. To venture off the beaten path.

noun

The act of one who sallies.

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Hyphenation of sallying

sal-ly-ing

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
  • sallying is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

Anagrams of sallying

signally, singally, slangily

Words that rhyme with sallying

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