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from Soar. -- Soar"ing*ly, adv.

The science of gliding and soaring flight.

Having the wings of an eagle; swift, or soaring high, like an eagle. Shak.

Soaring too high for safety, like Icarus; adventurous in flight.

the subfamily Milvinæ, of which many species are known. They have long wings, adapted for soaring, and usually a forked tail.

Flight, such as gliding and soaring, accomplished without the use of motive power.

A wing; a van. [Poetic] Like an eagle soaring To weather his broad sails. Spenser .

rmounts the reach Of human sense I shall delineate. Milton. The traitor Sense recalls The soaring soul from rest. Keble.

The act of soaring; upward flight. This apparent soar of the hooded falcon. Coleridge.

To put into great agitation. [R.] "[They], soaring on main wing, tormented all the air." Milton.

The act of a hawk, or other bird of prey, in seizing its quarry, and soaring with it into air. [Obs.]

To expose to the air; to air; to season by exposure to air. [An eagle] soaring through his wide empire of the air To weather his broad sails. Spenser. This gear lacks weathering. Latimer.

Soaring with wings, or as if with wings; hence, elevated; lofty; sublime. [R.] How winged the sentiment that virtue is to be followed for its own sake. J. S. Harford.

Soaring with wings, or as if with wings; volatile airy. [Obs. or R.] Those wingy mysteries in divinity. Sir T. Browne.