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"sallied" has 2 syllables: sall-ied. It rhymes with gallied and alleyed, if that helps it stick.
verb
“A feeding strategy of some birds is to sally out from a perch to snatch an insect and then returning to the same or a different perch.”
“As she sallied forth from her boudoir, you would never have guessed how quickly she could strip for action. - William Manchester”
Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Sallied" has 2 syllables: sall · ied.
Sallied: To make a sudden attack (e.g. on an enemy from a defended position).
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