1. hit or kicked a ball before it touches the ground
Usage: sports
2. discharged or fired rapidly in succession
Usage: military
3. exchanged rapidly back and forth

Examples

• She volleyed the tennis ball cross-court for a winner.
• The soccer player volleyed the ball into the net.
• The soldiers volleyed their rifles at the enemy position.
• Cannons volleyed from both sides of the battlefield.
• The lawyers volleyed arguments back and forth during the debate.
• Questions were volleyed between the interviewer and candidate.
• He volleyed the badminton shuttlecock with perfect timing.