When the body is touched, receptors in the skin send messages to the brain causing the release of chemicals such as endorphins.
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Touched
//tʌt͡ʃt//
Synonyms for "touched" (96 found)
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Related words (48)
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Translations
15 translations across 12 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- развълнуван adj (moved)
- трогнат adj (moved)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 感動 /感动 adj (moved)
Dutch
1 entries- ontroerd adj (moved)
Estonian
2 entries- liigutatud adj (moved)
- puudutatud adj (moved)
Finnish
1 entries- liikuttunut adj (moved)
French
1 entries- ému adj (moved)
German
1 entries- bewegt adj (moved)
Hebrew
1 entries- נפעם adj (moved)
Italian
1 entries- commosso adj (moved)
Polish
2 entries- poruszony adj (moved)
- wzruszony adj (moved)
Spanish
1 entries- conmovido adj (moved)
Swedish
1 entries- rörd adj (moved)
Sample sentences
17 total sentences available.
During the press conference, the President touched on foreign relations.
Source: tatoeba (20191)
The apple-blossom was touched by the frost.
Source: tatoeba (29628)
I haven't touched a tennis racket in years.
Source: tatoeba (33512)
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