volley

/vˈɑli/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
   “our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise”
2. a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces

verb

1. be dispersed in a volley
   “gun shots volleyed at the attackers”
2. hit before it touches the ground
   “volley the tennis ball”
3. discharge in, or as if in, a volley
   “the attackers volleyed gunshots at the civilians”
4. make a volley
5. utter rapidly
   “volley a string of curses”

Synonyms for volley

• fusillade
• salvo
• burst

Antonyms of volley

• ground stroke

Words that rhyme with volley

• jolly
• melancholy
• folly
• dolly
• holly
• lolly
• bialy
• brolly
• collie
• colly
• loblolly
• mollie
• molly
• trolley
• akali
• artale
• attali
• bakrewali
• braly
• caccavale
• campanale
• canale
• caporale
• cardinale
• casale
• casali
• colley
• comunale
• curiale
• denatale