soaring

UK: /ˈsɔːrɪŋ/ US: (sôr′ing, sōr′-)

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soar•ing  (sôr′ing, sōr′-), n. 

1. Sport the sport of flying a sailplane.

• soar + -ing¹ 1895–90

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soar /sɔr/   v. [no object]

1. Animal Behavior to fly upward, such as a bird.
2. to rise to a higher or more exalted level:
   His hopes soared.

n. [countable]

3. an act or instance of soaring.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

soar  (sôr, sōr), v.i. 

1. Animal Behavior to fly upward, as a bird.
2. Animal Behavior to fly at a great height, without visible movements of the pinions, as a bird.
3. to glide along at a height, as an airplane.
4. to rise or ascend to a height, as a mountain.
5. to rise or aspire to a higher or more exalted level:
   His hopes soared.

n. 

6. an act or instance of soaring.
7. the height attained in soaring.

• Vulgar Latin *exaurāre, equivalent. to Latin ex- ex-¹ + aur(a) air + -āre infinitive suffix
• Middle French essorer
• Middle English soren 1325–75

soar′er, n. 
soar′ing•ly, adv. 
Synonyms

• 1. See fly ¹.
• 4. tower; mount.

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soar / sɔː/ verb (intransitive)

1. to rise or fly upwards into the air
2. (of a bird, aircraft, etc) to glide while maintaining altitude by the use of ascending air currents
3. to rise or increase in volume, size, etc: soaring prices

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French essorer, from Vulgar Latin exaurāre (unattested) to expose to the breezes, from Latin ex-¹ + aura a breeze

ˈsoarer noun

ˈsoaring noun , adjective