Touching

//ˈtʌt͡ʃɪŋ// adj, noun, prep, verb

adj, noun, prep, verb ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act by which something is touched.

    "But we can also take a more analytical attitude to these displays, interpreting the movements as no more than approachings, touchings, and departings with no implication that one shape caused the other to move."

  2. 2
    the act of putting two things together with no space between them wordnet
  3. 3
    A snack served with alcoholic drinks in an informal environment. India, in-plural
  4. 4
    the event of something coming in contact with the body wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of touch form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Provoking sadness and pity; that can cause sadness or heartbreak among witnesses to a sad event or situation.

    "a touching story"

  2. 2
    In direct contact with.
Adjective
  1. 1
    arousing affect wordnet
Preposition
  1. 1
    Regarding; concerning.

    "Now as touching things offered vnto idoles, wee know that wee all haue knowledge."

Synonyms

All synonyms
aboutaffectingemotionaltouchaboutabutting

Example

More examples

"The audience was carried away by his touching performance."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English touchynge, equivalent to touch + -ing.

Etymology 2

From Middle English touching, touchinge, touchynge, equivalent to touch + -ing.

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