Flying or rising high in the air without engine power, or increasing rapidly to a high level.
From Old French 'essorer' meaning 'to expose to air', from Latin 'ex-' (out) + 'aura' (breeze). Originally referred to hawks rising on air currents, later extended to rapid increases in general.
The word 'soaring' beautifully captures both literal and metaphorical ascension - when birds soar, they're actually riding invisible thermal columns of warm air, much like how soaring prices or emotions seem to lift effortlessly upward on invisible forces. This dual meaning makes it one of English's most poetic action words.
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