volleying Definition

volley
noun volleys

1a. A firing of several guns or other weapons simultaneously;

Thesaurus: barrage, bombardment, fusillade, explosion, blast.
1b. The bullets, missiles, etc discharged.
2. An aggressive outburst, especially of criticism or insults.
3. sport.
A striking of the ball before it bounces.

verb volleys, volleyed, volleying

tr & intr
1. To fire (weapons) in a volley.
tr & intr
2. sport.
To strike (a ball) before it bounces.
3. To utter (words, oaths, etc) in an aggressive outburst.

Derivative: volleyer
noun

Etymology: 16c: from French volée, from Latin volare to fly.