n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: vol · leyed ; vol · ley · ing
Date: 1591
transitive verb
1 : to discharge in or as if in a volley
2 : to propel (an object) while in the air and before touching the ground especially : to hit (a tennis ball) on the volley
intransitive verb
1 : to become discharged in or as if in a volley
2 : to make a volley specifically : to volley an object of play (as in tennis)
– vol · ley · er noun