To rise, fly, or glide high and with little apparent effort.
To climb swiftly or powerfully.
To glide in an aircraft while maintaining altitude.
To ascend suddenly above the normal or usual level: Our spirits soared. See Synonyms at rise.
n.
The act of soaring.
The altitude or scope attained in soaring.
[Middle English soren, from Old French essorer, from Vulgar Latin *exaurāre : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin aura, air (from Greek, breeze; see aura).] soar'er n., soar'ing·ly adv.