volleyingn.

Etymology: < volley v. + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈvolleying.

The action of returning the ball (in tennis and other ball games) before it bounces. Also attributive.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > [noun] > manner of playing ball

bata1400

back-swing1577

banding1589

stroke1662

stop1773

swipe1788

straik1820

screwing1825

return1833

volleying1837

return stroke1838

volley1851

swiper1853

shot1868

handling1870

screw kick1870

mishit1882

smash1882

misfield1886

fumble1895

run-up1897

mishitting1900

balloon1904

carryback1905

placement1909

tonk1922

trick shot1924

retrieve1952

sizzler1960

undercut1960

shotmaking1969

1837 D. Walker Games & Sports 256 This last stroke is termed volleying.

1882 Daily Tel. 18 July 2 The volleying and low play gaining repeated rounds of applause.

1883 Pall Mall Gaz. 1 Sept. 8/2 He exhibited splendid volleying ability, and won by three sets to one.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1920; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

volleyingadj.

Etymology: < volley v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈvolleying.

That volleys, in senses of the verb.

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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [adjective]

volleyed1667

bickering1789

volleying1796

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > [adjective] > as in a volley

volleying1796

society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > [adjective] > volleying or volleyed

showered1620

volleyed1759

volleying1796

the world > movement > impelling or driving > projecting through space or throwing > [adjective] > of or relating to projectile > projected through space > simultaneously

volleyed1759

volleying1796

society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > [adjective] > discharging shot

volleying1796

(a)

1796 S. T. Coleridge Destiny of Nations v. 53 Some drive the mutinous clouds to clash in air, And..Yoke the red lightning to their volleying car.

1805 W. Scott Lay of Last Minstrel iv. ii. 94 When the volleying musket played Against the bloody Highland blade.

1849 J. Grant Mem. Kirkaldy xxvi. 301 The booming cannon, the volleying harquebusses.

1852 Ld. Tennyson Ode Wellington 62 Let..the volleying cannon thunder his loss.

(b)1816 Ld. Byron Siege of Corinth ii. 9 There the volleying thunders pour, Till waves grow smoother to the roar.1823 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto VIII vi. 114 The volleying roar, and loud Long booming of each peal on peal, o'ercame The ear far more than thunder.1894 Outing 24 50/2 The volleying boom of giant trees, uprooted from their rocky foundations, sounded above the shriek of the wind.(c)1844 T. Hood Forge i. 170 The Forge..With volleying smoke, and many a spark, Vomiting fire.1866 M. Arnold Thyrsis vi, in Macmillan's Mag. Apr. 450 So have I heard the cuckoo's parting cry,..Come with the volleying rain and tossing breeze.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1920; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	volleying
释义	volleyingn. Etymology: < volley v. + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈvolleying. The action of returning the ball (in tennis and other ball games) before it bounces. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > [noun] > manner of playing ball bata1400 back-swing1577 banding1589 stroke1662 stop1773 swipe1788 hit1810 straik1820 screwing1825 return1833 volleying1837 return stroke1838 volley1851 swiper1853 shot1868 handling1870 screw kick1870 mishit1882 smash1882 misfield1886 fumble1895 run-up1897 mishitting1900 balloon1904 carryback1905 placement1909 tonk1922 trick shot1924 retrieve1952 sizzler1960 undercut1960 shotmaking1969 1837 D. Walker Games & Sports 256 This last stroke is termed volleying. 1882 Daily Tel. 18 July 2 The volleying and low play gaining repeated rounds of applause. 1883 Pall Mall Gaz. 1 Sept. 8/2 He exhibited splendid volleying ability, and won by three sets to one. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1920; most recently modified version published online June 2022). volleyingadj. Etymology: < volley v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈvolleying. That volleys, in senses of the verb. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [adjective] volleyed1667 bickering1789 volleying1796 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > [adjective] > as in a volley volleying1796 society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > [adjective] > volleying or volleyed showered1620 volleyed1759 volleying1796 the world > movement > impelling or driving > projecting through space or throwing > [adjective] > of or relating to projectile > projected through space > simultaneously volleyed1759 volleying1796 society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > [adjective] > discharging shot volleying1796 (a) 1796 S. T. Coleridge Destiny of Nations v. 53 Some drive the mutinous clouds to clash in air, And..Yoke the red lightning to their volleying car. 1805 W. Scott Lay of Last Minstrel iv. ii. 94 When the volleying musket played Against the bloody Highland blade. 1849 J. Grant Mem. Kirkaldy xxvi. 301 The booming cannon, the volleying harquebusses. 1852 Ld. Tennyson Ode Wellington 62 Let..the volleying cannon thunder his loss. (b)1816 Ld. Byron Siege of Corinth ii. 9 There the volleying thunders pour, Till waves grow smoother to the roar.1823 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto VIII vi. 114 The volleying roar, and loud Long booming of each peal on peal, o'ercame The ear far more than thunder.1894 Outing 24 50/2 The volleying boom of giant trees, uprooted from their rocky foundations, sounded above the shriek of the wind.(c)1844 T. Hood Forge i. 170 The Forge..With volleying smoke, and many a spark, Vomiting fire.1866 M. Arnold Thyrsis vi, in Macmillan's Mag. Apr. 450 So have I heard the cuckoo's parting cry,..Come with the volleying rain and tossing breeze. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1920; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1837adj.1796
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