soaring

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noun

The act of mounting on the wing, or of towering in thought or mind; intellectual flight.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of soar
nounsoaring (plural soarings)

plural soarings

  1. The act of mounting on the wing, or of towering in thought or mind; intellectual flight.
adjectivesoaring (comparative more soaring, superlative most soaring)

comparative more soaring · superlative most soaring

  1. figurativelysometimesassurgent, ascending

    Soaring fuel prices make U.S. energy policy one of the hottest issues of the presidential campaign https://web.archive.org/web/20090207211354/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/election/s_574218.html.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveascending to a level markedly higher than the usual

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high

adjectiveof imposing height; especially standing out above others

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eminentloftytoweringhigh

nounthe activity of flying a glider

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glideglidingsailplaningsailing
Broader
flightflying
Also see
eminentglideglidinghighloftysailingtowering

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Italian impennata
  • impennataassurgent, ascending
Spanish ascendente
  • ascendenteassurgent, ascending

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

signoraSaginor
Cite this entry
APA

soaring. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soaring

MLA

“soaring.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soaring. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soaring,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soaring.

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