Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Soar \Soar\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Soared}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Soaring}.] [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.

Soaring \Soar"ing\,
   a. & n. from {Soar}. -- {Soar"ing*ly}, adv.

Source : WordNet®

soaring
     adj 1: ascending to a level markedly higher than the usual;
            "soaring prices"
     2: moving to great heights with little apparent effort; "a
        soaring eagle"
     3: of imposing height; especially standing out above others;
        "an eminent peak"; "lofty mountains"; "the soaring spires
        of the cathedral"; "towering iceburgs" [syn: {eminent}, {lofty},
         {towering}]
     n : the activity of flying a glider [syn: {glide}, {gliding}, {sailplaning},
          {sailing}]