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Soaring vs Gliding - What's the difference?

soaring | gliding |

As verbs the difference between soaring and gliding

is that soaring is mounting on the wing; rising aloft; towering in thought or mind while gliding is .

As nouns the difference between soaring and gliding

is that soaring is the act of mounting on the wing, or of towering in thought or mind; intellectual flight while gliding is the action or motion of something that glides.

As an adjective soaring

is assurgent, ascending.

soaring

English

Verb

(head)
  • Mounting on the wing; rising aloft; towering in thought or mind.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of mounting on the wing, or of towering in thought or mind; intellectual flight.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • assurgent, ascending
  • * Soaring fuel prices make U.S. energy policy one of the hottest issues of the presidential campaign [http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/election/s_574218.html].

    • gliding

    English

    (wikipedia gliding)

    Noun

  • The action or motion of something that glides.
  • The hobby, sport or act of flying a glider.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    * gliding plane

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