intransitive verb

1. to rise or fly high into the air
2. to fly, sail, or glide along high in the air
3. to glide along without engine power, maintaining or gaining altitude on currents of air: said of an aircraft, esp. a glider
4. to rise above the usual or ordinary level or bounds; be elevated soaring prices, soaring spirits

Etymology: ME soren < OFr essorer, to expose (wings) to the air, hence soar, as a falcon < VL *exaurare < L ex-, out + aura, air: see aura

transitive verb

noun

1. soaring range or height
2. the act of soaring