soar
soar (sôr, sōr)intr.v. soared, soar·ing, soars 1. To rise, fly, or glide high and with little apparent effort. 2. To climb swiftly or powerfully. 3. To glide in an aircraft while maintaining altitude. 4. To ascend suddenly above the normal or usual level: Our spirits soared. See Synonyms at rise.n. 1. The act of soaring. 2. The altitude or scope attained in soaring. [Middle English soren, from Old French essorer, from Vulgar Latin *exaurāre: Latin ex-, ex- + Latin aura, air (from Greek, breeze. See aura).] soarʹer n.soarʹing·ly adv.
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