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soaring

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soar·ing  (sôrng, sr-)
n.
The act of gliding while maintaining altitude, especially the sport of flying a heavier-than-air craft by using ascending currents of air.
adj.
Ascending to a level markedly higher than the usual: soaring fuel costs; the soaring spires of the cathedral.
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Noun1.soaring - the activity of flying a glidersoaring - the activity of flying a glider      
flying, flight - an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him"
hang gliding - gliding in a hang glider
paragliding, parasailing - gliding in a parasail
Adj.1.soaring - ascending to a level markedly higher than the usual; "soaring prices"
high - greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "a high temperature"; "a high price"; "the high point of his career"; "high risks"; "has high hopes"; "the river is high"; "he has a high opinion of himself"
2.soaring - of imposing height; especially standing out above others; "an eminent peak"; "lofty mountains"; "the soaring spires of the cathedral"; "towering icebergs"
high - (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high'); "a high mountain"; "high ceilings"; "high buildings"; "a high forehead"; "a high incline"; "a foot high"
Translations
soaring [ˈsɔːrɪŋ] ADJ [flight] → planeador, que vuela; [building] → altísimo; [prices] → en alza, en aumento; [hopes, imagination] → expansivo; [ambition] → inmenso
soaring
adj
bird, planeaufsteigend, in die Luft steigend; towerhoch aufragend; imagination, ideas, ambitionhochfliegend; popularity, reputationschnell zunehmend; pricesin die Höhe schnellend; inflationunaufhaltsam; unemploymenthochschnellend; pride, hopeswachsend; I watched the lark’s soaring flightich sah, wie sich die Lerche in die Lüfte schwang; the soaring crime ratedie schnell zunehmende Verbrechensrate
(liter) voice, musicsich erhebend
soaring [ˈsɔːrɪŋ] adj (flight) → altissimo/a; (building) → slanciato/a; (prices) → alle stelle; (hopes, imagination) → ardito/a
soaring inflation → inflazione f galoppante


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An Eagle was soaring through the air when suddenly it heard the whizz of an Arrow, and felt itself wounded to death.
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