1. Ascending to a level markedly higher than the usual
   "soaring prices"
    
2. Of imposing height; especially standing out above others
   "the soaring spires of the cathedral";
   - eminent, lofty, towering, prominent

1. The activity of flying a glider
   "soaring provided a peaceful way to experience the joy of flight";
   - glide, gliding, sailplaning, sailing

1. Fly upwards or high in the sky
   "The eagle soared above the mountains"
    
2. (of birds or aircraft) glide while riding rising air currents
   "Hawks soared effortlessly on the thermal updrafts"; "Gliders soar for hours without power"
    
3. Rise or increase dramatically
   "the dollar soared against the yen";
   - surge, zoom

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Derived forms: soarings

See also: high

Type of: arise, come up, flight, fly, flying, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise [archaic, literary], wing

Encyclopedia: Soaring