soar.
To fly high with little effort, like a bird.
Meaning & usage
To fly high with little effort, like a bird.
To mount upward on wings, or as on wings, especially by gliding while employing rising air currents.
To remain aloft by means of a glider or other unpowered aircraft.
To rise, especially rapidly or unusually high.
The pump prices soared into new heights as the strike continued.
To rise in thought, spirits, or imagination; to be exalted in mood.
To increase rapidly in number, volume, size, or amount.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English soren, from Old French essorer (“to fly up, soar”), from Vulgar Latin *exaurare (“to rise into the air”), from Latin ex (“out”) + aura (“the air, a breeze”), from Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra, “breath”). Compare aura, and exhale.
The act of soaring.
An upward flight.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English soren, from Old French essorer (“to fly up, soar”), from Vulgar Latin *exaurare (“to rise into the air”), from Latin ex (“out”) + aura (“the air, a breeze”), from Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra, “breath”). Compare aura, and exhale.
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