1. The act of mobilizing for a common purpose
   "the bell was a signal for the rallying of the whole neighbourhood"
    
2. The feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort
   "he feared the rallying of their troops for a counterattack";
   - rally

1. Rousing or recalling to unity and renewed effort
   "a rallying cry"

1. Gather or bring together
   "she rallied her intellect";
   - muster, summon, come up, muster up
    
2. Gather or generate support, interest, or participation for a particular purpose
   "rally support";
   - drum up
    
3. Call to arms; of military personnel
   "The general rallied his troops";
   - call up, mobilize, mobilise [Brit]
    
4. Recover quickly from a setback
   "The jilted lover soon rallied and found new friends"; "The stock market rallied";
   - rebound
    
5. Deliberately provoke by mocking or poking fun
   "His siblings rallied him about his new haircut";
   - tease, razz [N. Amer, informal], rag, cod [Brit, informal], bait, taunt, twit [informal], ride [N. Amer, informal], wind up [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: rallyings

See also: encouraging

Type of: bemock [archaic], call, collect, effort, exploit, feat, garner, gather, go back, mobilisation [Brit], mobilization, mock, pull in, pull together, recover, recuperate, send for

Encyclopedia: Rallying