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What is the noun for sallying?

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sally
  1. A sortie of troops from a besieged place against an enemy.
  2. A sudden rushing forth.
  3. (figuratively) A witty statement or quip, usually at the expense of one's interlocutor.
  4. An excursion or side trip.
  5. A tufted woollen part of a bellrope, used to provide grip when ringing a bell.
  6. Synonyms:
      7. excursion, trip, journey, outing, jaunt, junket, expedition, ramble, spin, sashay, sortie, tour, run, airing, frolic, visit, escapade, hurl, drive, awayday, trek, voyage, ride, tootle, cruise, travel, peregrination, commute, pleasure trip, day out, turn, adventure, passage, pilgrimage, odyssey, crossing, journeying, day trip, flight, joyride, quest, wandering, whirl, lift, safari, course, circuit, foray, tool, traveling … more
  7. Examples:
      8. “Not long after his sally into Egypt, news came back to Jerusalem that the king had died in battle.”
      “They encouraged and animated the inhabitants to a sally against the barbarians.”
      “Jonathan laughed at that sally more than any of us.”
sally
  1. A willow
  2. Any tree that looks like a willow
  3. An object made from the above trees' wood
  4. Synonyms:
      5. excursion, trip, journey, outing, jaunt, junket, expedition, ramble, spin, sashay, sortie, tour, run, airing, frolic, visit, escapade, hurl, drive, awayday, trek, voyage, ride, tootle, cruise, travel, peregrination, commute, pleasure trip, day out, turn, adventure, passage, pilgrimage, odyssey, crossing, journeying, day trip, flight, joyride, quest, wandering, whirl, lift, safari, course, circuit, foray, tool, traveling … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “Not long after his sally into Egypt, news came back to Jerusalem that the king had died in battle.”
      “They encouraged and animated the inhabitants to a sally against the barbarians.”
      “Jonathan laughed at that sally more than any of us.”
salley
  1. Obsolete spelling of sallow
  2. Obsolete spelling of sally
sallyport
  1. An opening into or entry to a fortification, usually arched, to enable a sally; a postern.
  2. Examples:
      3. “On the north was the post band on one side of the sallyport and the non-commissioned staff and some buglers on the other.”
      “A heavy division forced its way into the redoubt through the sallyport, and as Ned saw he uttered a deep gasp.”
      “I know exactly where180 lies Castle Yewe, and I wish to ride within its sallyport without further parley or delay.”
sally
  1. (New Zealand, slang) A member of the Salvation Army.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. excursion, trip, journey, outing, jaunt, junket, expedition, ramble, spin, sashay, sortie, tour, run, airing, frolic, visit, escapade, hurl, drive, awayday, trek, voyage, ride, tootle, cruise, travel, peregrination, commute, pleasure trip, day out, turn, adventure, passage, pilgrimage, odyssey, crossing, journeying, day trip, flight, joyride, quest, wandering, whirl, lift, safari, course, circuit, foray, tool, traveling … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Not long after his sally into Egypt, news came back to Jerusalem that the king had died in battle.”
      “They encouraged and animated the inhabitants to a sally against the barbarians.”
      “Jonathan laughed at that sally more than any of us.”
sallying
  1. The act of one who sallies.
sallyports
  1. plural of sallyport
sallyings
  1. plural of sallying
salleys
  1. plural of salley
sallies
  1. plural of sally
  2. Synonyms:
      3. banter, repartee, raillery, badinage, jesting, joshing, chaff, persiflage, joking, backchat, teasing, kidding, wordplay, ribbing, quips, witticisms, crosstalk, ripostes, drollery, pleasantry, wit, witticism, mockery, wisecracks, swordplay, ridicule, jocularity, chaffing, derision, jeering, quipping, fun, bants, chitchat, dissing, exchange, gossip, play, give-and-take, witty conversation, witty remarks, bons mots, playful jab, small talk, wittiness, irony, bantering, satire, humor, humour … more
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