- pronunciation:
- sor
- features:
- Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
soars, soaring, soared |
| definition 1: |
to fly or glide in a swift, easy way and at a very great height.
The falcon soared over the fields and mountains.
- synonyms:
- glide, sail
- similar words:
- fly, skim, sweep, wing
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| definition 2: |
to grow rapidly in value or intensity; rise in a quick way.
The price of broccoli soared.Her spirits were soaring after the good news.- synonyms:
- skyrocket, zoom
- similar words:
- accelerate, climb, rise
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| related words: |
arise, glide, lift, loom, mount, sail, slip |
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| derivations: |
soaringly (adv.), soarer (n.) |
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