soar

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To soar means more than just to fly; it means to rise swiftly, to feel the wind slipping below you as you ride it higher, higher, higher. Flying is just moving through the air. Soaring, though, suggests exhilaration, even joy.

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To fly aloft, as a bird; to mount upward on wings, or as on wings.

Noun
the act of rising upward into the air

Verb
go or move upward; "The stock market soared after the cease-fire was announced"

Verb
fly a plane without an engine

Verb
fly upwards or high in the sky

Verb
rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yes"

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Verb
fly by means of a hang glider

v. i.
To fly aloft, as a bird; to mount upward on wings, or as on wings.

v. i.
Fig.: To rise in thought, spirits, or imagination; to be exalted in mood.

n.
The act of soaring; upward flight.

a.
See 3d Sore.

a.
See Sore, reddish brown.

Soar

Soar , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Soared ; p. pr. & vb. n. Soaring.] [F. s'essorer to soar, essorer to dry (by exposing to the air), fr. L. ex out + aura the air, a breeze; akin to Gr. .] 1. To fly aloft, as a bird; to mount upward on wings, or as on wings. Chaucer.

When soars Gaul's vulture with his wings unfurled.

2. 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.

Soar

Soar, n. The act of soaring; upward flight.

This apparent soar of the hooded falcon.

Soar

Soar, a. See 3d Sore. [Obs.]

Soar

Soar, a. See Sore, reddish brown. Soar falcon. (Zo'94l.) See Sore falcon, under Sore.

To fly aloft, as a bird; to mount upward on wings, or as on wings.

The act of soaring; upward flight.

See 3d Sore.

See Sore, reddish brown.

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Usage Examples

In almost everything that touches our everyday life on earth, God is pleased when we're pleased. He wills that we be as free as birds to soar and sing our maker's praise without anxiety.

Truth is not a matter of fact but a state of harmony with progress and hope. Enveloped only in its wings will we ever soar to the promise of our greater selves.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Imagination allows us to escape the predictable. It enables us to reply to the common wisdom that we cannot soar by saying, 'Just watch!'

Wisdom is oftentimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar.