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— William Blake

Tyger, tyger, burning bright

In the forests of the night,

What immortal hand or eye

Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

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verb

To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.

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Dictionary Entry

sally

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˈsæli/

A willow

In a Sentence

“A sally grew beside the river, its slender branches brushing the water's surface.”

Origin

From Old French sallier ‘to leap’, originally used for a sudden attack or raid, later applied to the name of a willow variety.

Common Phrases

. sallyforth sallysaid sallysally auntsally miss

Synonyms

crackquipwisecracksallying forthsortie

Antonyms

quiet

Related Words

saltsalsunny

Poetry examples for “sally”

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