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rallying around

rallying around is the present participle and gerund of rally around.

Meaning of rally around

Verb

rally around (third-person singular simple present rallies around, present participle rallying around, simple past and past participle rallied around)

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of rally round.
    Synonyms:
    rally round

Questions about rallying around

What is rallying around the present participle and gerund of?
Rallying around is the present participle and gerund of rally around.

Words near rallying around in the dictionary

  1. rallye
  2. rallyes
  3. rallygoer
  4. rallygoers
  5. rallying
  6. rallying around
  7. rallying around the flag
  8. rallying cries
  9. rallying cry
  10. rallying point
  11. rallying points

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