Antonyms for soaring

Grammar : Adj

Spell : sawr-ing, sohr-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɔr ɪŋ, ˈsoʊr-

ground

Definition of soaring

Origin : late 14c., from Old French essorer "fly up, soar," from Vulgar Latin *exaurare "rise into the air," from Latin ex- "out" (see ex-) + aura "breeze, air" (see aura). Of mountains, buildings, etc., by 1812; of prices, emotions, etc. from 1929. Related: Soared; soaring.

adj high

Example sentences :

There were, he continued, two different modes of soaring flight.
Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell

My captain is an eagle, both as respects his eye and soaring wings.
Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens

The soaring Kate, bearing her less brave sister in her arms, has fallen.
Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum

Tyndall's scientific ballast cannot keep him from soaring in a similar manner.
Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby

Then the soul spreads wings into the blue and sings to Him like soaring lark.
Extract from : « The Romance of the Soul » by Lilian Staveley

In a year or two more it will be airships or soaring machines.
Extract from : « Italy, the Magic Land » by Lilian Whiting

He had ceased to live, it seemed, and was soaring through Eternity.
Extract from : « The Affair of the Brains » by Anthony Gilmore

Still she climbed on, keeping the soaring eagles always in sight.
Extract from : « Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) » by Various

He remembered this and had a moment of soaring pride and of unutterable dismay.
Extract from : « The Rescue » by Joseph Conrad

Remember that, unlike the zebra, they are tamable in captivity, you'll be soaring with me yet.
Extract from : « In Apple-Blossom Time » by Clara Louise Burnham

Synonyms for soaring

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