soaring

Noun · Adjective

Synonyms: glide gliding sailplaning sailing eminent lofty towering

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

the activity of flying a gliderSynonyms: glide gliding sailplaning sailing

Adjective (2)

ascending to a level markedly higher than the usual“soaring prices”
of imposing height; especially standing out above others“an eminent peak”“lofty mountains”“the soaring spires of the cathedral”“towering icebergs”Synonyms: eminent lofty towering

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Soaring \Soar"ing\, a. & n. from Soar. -- Soar"ing*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

When soars Gaul's vulture with his wings unfurled.— Byron.[1913 Webster]

2.Fig.: To rise in thought, spirits, or imagination; to be exalted in mood. [1913 Webster]

Where the deep transported mind may soar.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

Valor soars above What the world calls misfortune.— Addison.[1913 Webster]

3.(Aeronautics) To fly by wind power; to glide indefinitely without loss of altitude. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]