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- Dictionarytouching/ˈtʌtʃɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. arousing feelings of sympathy or gratitude: "your loyalty is very touching"
preposition
- 1. concerning; about: "discoveries touching the neglected traditions of the London Boroughs"
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The meaning of TOUCHING is capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion. How to use touching in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Touching.
adjective. us / ˈtʌtʃ·ɪŋ / Add to word list. making you feel sadness, sympathy, etc.: Many find stories about cats more touching than any human stories.
Touching definition: affecting; moving; pathetic. See examples of TOUCHING used in a sentence.
Define touching. touching synonyms, touching pronunciation, touching translation, English dictionary definition of touching. adj. Eliciting or capable of eliciting sympathy or tenderness. See Synonyms at moving. prep.
to put your hand or another part of your body lightly onto and off something or someone: That paint is wet - don't touch (it). touch someone on something He touched the girl on the arm to get her attention. touch something with something The boy touched the worm with (= using, in his hand) a twig.
If something is touching, it causes feelings of sadness or sympathy. This is a touching tale of adolescent friendship. It was a very, very touching moment. Synonyms: moving, affecting, sad, stirring More Synonyms of touching.
Something that is touching affects you emotionally—it makes you feel sad or tender. A touching video about baby hedgehogs might even make your stoic older sister cry.
ˈtəch. touched; touching; touches. Synonyms of touch. transitive verb. 1. : to bring a bodily part into contact with especially so as to perceive through the tactile sense : handle or feel gently usually with the intent to understand or appreciate. loved to touch the soft silk. 2. a. : to put hands upon in any way or degree.
Definition of touching adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If two things are touching, if one thing touches another, or if you touch two things, their surfaces come into contact with each other. Their knees were touching. [ VERB ]
