volley
noun
the simultaneous discharge of a number of missiles or firearms.
volleying
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present participleof volley.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Solid at the back but got it all wrong at the other end after volleying wide at the back post when unmarked.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
The forward rounded off an excellent night by volleying home Matteo Ruggeri's cross with three minutes to go.
From Barron's ● Feb. 24, 2026
And so, on a black Christmas night, with sleet volleying into their faces, columns of men struggled through some of the most inhospitable fields to ever yield up a victory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
“And then when they were volleying, I feel like you could hear a burger flip in the kitchen.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2024
It was dark here in front: only the bright door sent ten square feet of light volleying out into the soft black morning.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
