Soar
[sɔː] or [sɔr]
Definition
(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 upwards or high in the sky.
(verb.) rise rapidly; 'the dollar soared against the yen'.
Edited by Francine--From WordNet
Definition
(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.
Typist: Mag
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. n. Tower, mount, rise, ascend, fly aloft.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Rise, mount, tower, aspire, ascend, uprise
ANT:Drop, sink, descend, alight
Editor: Natasha
Definition
v.i. to mount into the air: to fly aloft: to rise to a height also mentally or morally.—n. act of soaring: the height reached in soaring.—adjs. Soar′ant (her.) flying aloft; Soar′ing.—adv. Soar′ingly having an upward direction.
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Examples
- It had then filled me with a sublime ecstacy that gave wings to the soul, and allowed it to soar from the obscure world to light and joy. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- She would be able to arrange her life as she pleased, to soar into that empyrean of security where creditors cannot penetrate. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Then they open their throttle valves, and how they do brag, and sneer, and swell, and soar, and blaspheme the sacred name of Truth! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- As if he denied himself the pleasure of uttering it, lest he should soar too high; and his meekness therefore preferred to be unmeaning. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Two imaginations soared together upon the raft at Tilsit. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Then it soared higher, and grew broader and brighter. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Then the forward planes rose, and the plane soared into the air, flying swiftly. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- After some delay, and several stretches of his wings which came to nothing, he soared to the drawing-rooms. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- She had reached her culmination: her voice rose trilling and bright over the storm of applause, and soared as high and joyful as her triumph. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- He would have noted an abundant cultivation, and have soared too high to discover that this cultivation was the grudging work of slaves. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- They are often described as _flying_ reptiles, and pictures are drawn of Mesozoic scenery in which they are seen soaring and swooping about. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- George said, with a puff of his cigar, which went soaring up skywards. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Langley had adopted wings that slanted upward from the point at which they joined, copying the wings of a soaring buzzard. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Then he was gay as a lark carolling from its skiey tower, soaring in thought as an eagle, innocent as the mild-eyed dove. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- They seemed only to throw her own exceptionalness into becoming relief, and give a soaring vastness to her scheme of life. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- As a legislator, he affords a bright example of a genius soaring above corruption, and continually aiming at the happiness of his constituents. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- O running stream of sparkling joy To be a soaring human boy! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
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