intr.v., soared, soar·ing, soars.
- 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.
- 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).]
soarer soar'er n.soaringly soar'ing·ly adv.
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