soarverb
uk/sɔːr/us/sɔːr/soar verb (RISE QUICKLY)
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.
C2 [ T ] to reach a great height:
The highest peak in the range soars 15,771 feet into the sky.
More examples
- Share prices have soared to a new all-time high in a day of frantic trading on the stock market.
- The popularity of such bands has soared in recent years.
- Property prices have soared in the last two years.
- Pollution levels are soaring all the time.
- All across Europe, wherever you look, marriage is in decline and divorce rates are soaring.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Increasing and intensifying
- -ify
- a snowball effect idiom
- accretion
- accumulate
- accumulative
- add fuel to the fire idiom
- balloon
- bump
- dial
- growing
- heighten
- hot up
- increase
- pile
- rack
- scale sth up
- speed-up
- spurt
- step
- step sth up
See more results »
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Moving upwards
soar verb (FLY)
[ I ] (of a bird or aircraft) to rise high in the air while flying without moving the wings or using power:
She watched the gliders soaring effortlessly above her.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Animal (non-human) behaviour
- accidental
- eusocial
- fledge
- frisk
- lap
- maul
- migrant
- mob
- molt
- nest
- nuzzle
- perch
- prey
- ruminate
- scratch
- shy
- skitter
- slaver 1
- torpor
- trot
See more results »
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Movement through the air
soaring
adjective uk/ˈsɔː.rɪŋ/us/ˈsɔːr.ɪŋ/
C1
soaring property prices