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SOARINGS
Noun
soarings
plural of soaring
Anagrams
• assignor, signoras
Source: Wiktionary
SOARING
Soar"ing, a. & n.
Definition: from Soar.
– Soar"ing*ly, adv.
SOAR
Soar, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Soared; p. pr. & vb. n. Soaring.] Etym: [F. s'essorer to soar, essorer to dry (by exposing to the air), fr. L. ex out + aura the air, a breeze; akin to Gr.
1. To fly aloft, as a bird; to mount upward on wings, or as on wings. Chaucer. When soars Gaul's vulture with his wings unfurled. Byron.
2. Fig.: To rise in thought, spirits, or imagination; to be exalted in mood. Where the deep transported mind may soar. Milton. Valor soars above What the world calls misfortune. Addison.
Soar, n.
Definition: The act of soaring; upward flight. This apparent soar of the hooded falcon. Coleridge.
Soar, a.
Definition: See 3d Sore. [Obs.]
Soar, a.
Definition: See Sore, reddish brown. Soar falcon. (Zoöl.) See Sore falcon, under Sore.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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