soaring

noun

soar·​ing ˈsȯr-iŋ 

: the act or process of soaring

specifically : the act or sport of flying a heavier-than-air craft without power by utilizing ascending air currents

Examples of soaring in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

GameStop shot to fame five years ago during the meme-stock craze, when an army of retail investors piled into the stock, sending its value soaring, in an attempt to squeeze professional traders who were betting that the company’s share price would fall. —Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 4 May 2026

Unlike Bud Light, who thought hiring a trans would turn into a marketing win, American Eagle went out and signed Sydney Sweeney to a deal last summer that sent the company's stock soaring. —Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026

Within a few years, two partners started another express delivery company — Wells Fargo — to push farther west as the Gold Rush sent California's population soaring. —Nancy Cutler, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026

Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has been at a near-standstill for weeks amid the Iran war, sending prices of oil and other key goods soaring. —Phil Helsel, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for soaring

• boring
• coring
• flooring
• poring
• pouring
• roaring
• scoring
• shoring
• snoring
• storing
• warring
• whoring