soar
verb (RISE QUICKLY) /sɔːr/
/sɔːr/ Definition
C2 [I usually + adv/prep] to rise very quickly to a high level: All night long fireworks soared into the sky. Temperatures will soar over the weekend, say the weather forecasters. House prices soared a further 20 percent.Increasing and intensifying C2 [T] to reach a great height: The highest peak in the range soars 15,771 feet into the sky.Moving upwards soaring /ˈsɔː.rɪŋ/
/ˈsɔːr.ɪŋ/ adjective C1 soaring property pricesIncreasing and intensifyingValue and price increases
/ˈsɔːr.ɪŋ/ adjective C1 soaring property pricesIncreasing and intensifyingValue and price increases(Definition of soar verb (RISE QUICKLY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- arise verb (GET UP)
- ascend verb (GO UP)
- ascent noun (CLIMB)
- be on an upward/downward trajectory idiom
- clamber verb
- climb verb (RISE)
- come up phrasal verb (APPEAR)
- descent noun (POSITION)
- hoick verb
- levitate verb
- mount verb (GO UP)
- rise verb (BECOME HIGHER)
- rise verb (STOP WORK)
- scale verb (CLIMB)
- scramble noun (CLIMBING)
- scramble verb (MOVE QUICKLY)
- shin verb
- shinny verb
- take-off noun (AIRCRAFT)
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