ADJECTIVE | all | soaring | ascending to a level markedly higher than the usual / usual |
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all | soaring, eminent, lofty, towering | of imposing height / height | |
NOUN | act | soaring, glide, gliding, sailplaning, sailing | the activity of flying a glider |
Sounds | sao'rihng | |
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Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... |
Meaning | Ascending to a level markedly higher than the usual / usual. | |
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Example | "soaring prices" | |
Broader | high | Greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount |
Meaning | Of imposing height / height; especially standing out above others. | |
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Example | "the soaring spires of the cathedral" | |
Synonyms | eminent, lofty, towering | |
Broader | high | (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like 'knee-high') |
Spanish | alto, elevado, eminente, largo | |
Catalan | alt, elevat, eminent, llarg |
Meaning | The activity of flying a glider. | |
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Synonyms | glide, gliding, sailplaning, sailing | |
Narrower | hang gliding | gliding in a hang glider |
parasailing, paragliding | gliding in a parasail | |
Broader | flight, flying | An instance of traveling by air |
Spanish | planeo | |
Catalan | planeig | |
Verbs | soar | fly a plane without an engine |
soar | fly by means of a hang glider |
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