"soaring" in the noun sense
1. glide, gliding, sailplaning, soaring, sailing
the activity of flying a glider
"soaring" in the verb sense
1. soar, soar up, soar upwards, surge, zoom
rise rapidly
"the dollar soared against the yen"
2. hang glide, soar
fly by means of a hang glider
3. soar
fly upwards or high in the sky
4. soar
go or move upward
"The stock market soared after the cease-fire was announced"
5. sailplane, soar
fly a plane without an engine
"soaring" in the adjective sense
1. soaring
ascending to a level markedly higher than the usual
"soaring prices"
2. eminent, lofty, soaring, towering
of imposing height especially standing out above others
"an eminent peak"
"lofty mountains"
"the soaring spires of the cathedral"
"towering icebergs"
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