Soaring : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Soaring	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Soaring
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
soaring adj 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" Synonym(s): eminent, lofty, soaring, towering n the activity of flying a glider [syn: glide, gliding, sailplaning, soaring, sailing]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Soaring \Soar"ing\, a. & n. from {Soar}. -- {Soar"ing*ly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. --Byron. 2. Fig.: To rise in thought, spirits, or imagination; to be exalted in mood. Where the deep transported mind may soar. --Milton. Valor soars above What the world calls misfortune. --Addison.