soaring
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ɪŋ, ˈsoʊr- noun
the sport of flying a sailplane.
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verb (used without object)
1.
to fly upward, as a bird.
2.
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.
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| —vb | |
| 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 |
| —n | |
| 4. | the act of soaring |
| 5. | the altitude attained by soaring |
| [C14: from Old French essorer, from Vulgar Latin exaurāre (unattested) to expose to the breezes, from Latin | |
| 'soarer | |
| —n | |
| 'soaring | |
| —n, —adj | |
| soar (sɔː) | |
| —vb | |
| 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 |
| —n | |
| 4. | the act of soaring |
| 5. | the altitude attained by soaring |
| [C14: from Old French essorer, from Vulgar Latin exaurāre (unattested) to expose to the breezes, from Latin | |
| 'soarer | |
| —n | |
| 'soaring | |
| —n, —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
soar
late 14c., from O.Fr. essorer "fly up, soar," from V.L. *exaurare "rise into the air," from L. ex- "out" + aura "breeze, air."
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Example sentences
If that really is a threat, then maybe soaring spending and tax cuts are a useful temporary measure.
Meanwhile, the temperature swings during and between these ice ages became more extreme, soaring to new highs and lows.
Make work bearable by turning your cubicle into an soaring airplane.
Instead, much of the additional output is being produced by the current set of workers, which means that productivity is soaring.
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