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verb

Soar v. i. (past & past part. soared; pres. part. soaring)

To fly aloft, as a bird; to mount upward on wings, or as on wings. "When soars Gaul's vulture with his wings unfurled."

Fig.: To rise in thought, spirits, or imagination; to be exalted in mood. "Where the deep transported mind may soar." "Valor soars above What the world calls misfortune."

(Aeronautics) To fly by wind power; to glide indefinitely without loss of altitude.

adjective

Soaring adj. A. & n. from Soar.

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Etymology of 'Soaring'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Soaring" Quotes from Famous Books

... discoveries. Or is it not rather hard to be dragged to earth in this callous fashion, while soaring heavenward on the wings of our edifying reflections? For the rest—the old, old story; a simple, physical explanation of what used to be an ...

— Old Calabria • Norman Douglas

... Probably also he felt the detective-story to be an inferior form. However superior his stories in this kind might be, he knew them to be unworthy of comparison with his more imaginative tales, which he had filled with a thrilling weirdness and which attained a soaring elevation far above any height to be achieved by ingenious narratives setting forth ...

— Inquiries and Opinions • Brander Matthews

... he could wish. At last, lifting the bow above his head, he drew it strongly, and shot the shaft into the air. He shouted as it slipped smoothly through the guiding crook of his finger and went soaring skyward as if it would never stop. The eyes of the spectators followed its flight with awe, and A-ya, suddenly comprehending, caught her breath and snatched the boy to her heart in a transport. Her alert mind had grasped, though dimly, the wonder of ...

— In the Morning of Time • Charles G. D. Roberts

... is imbued with his spirit. He is full of hope for science and humanity. With soaring boldness he directs his inquiries to futurity, dissatisfied with the present, and cherishing a fond hope of a better existence. He speculates on God and the soul. He is not much interested in physical phenomena. He does not, like ...

— The Old Roman World • John Lord

... now the old slumbering earth had felt its heart slow beating to new birth. The first deceptive breath of spring crept into the air and beneath the frozen crust. From the branches of the beech-trees, stretched out like soaring wings, the snow melted. Already through the white cloak of the fields there peered a few thin blades of grass of tender green: around their sharp needles, through the gaps in the snow, like so many little mouths, the dank ...

— Jean-Christophe Journey's End • Romain Rolland

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