verb [V] (written)
1 if the value, amount or level of sth soars, it rises very quickly:
soaring costs / prices / temperatures * Air pollution will soon soar above safety levels. * Unemployment has soared to 18%.
2 ~ (up) (into sth) to rise quickly and smoothly up into the air:
The rocket soared (up) into the air. * (figurative) Her spirits soared (= she became very happy and excited).
3 to fly very high in the air or remain high in the air:
an eagle soaring high above the cliffs
4 to be very high or tall:
soaring hills / mountains * The building soared above us.
5 when music soars, it becomes higher or louder:
soaring strings
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for soar is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
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