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touching

[ tuhch-ing ]

adjective

  1. affecting; moving; pathetic:

    a touching scene of farewell.

    Synonyms: piteous, poignant, stirring

  2. that touches.

    Synonyms: tangent



preposition

  1. in reference or relation to; concerning; about:

    He wrote touching future plans.

touching

/ ˈtʌtʃɪŋ /

adjective

  1. evoking or eliciting tender feelings

    your sympathy is touching

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

preposition

  1. on the subject of; relating to
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈtouchingness, noun
  • ˈtouchingly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • touching·ly adverb
  • touching·ness noun
  • un·touching adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of touching1

First recorded in 1250–1300; touch + -ing 2
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Example Sentences

It was a touching invitation for a man coming to grips with the destruction of his Pacific Palisades neighborhood, devastated by wildfires.

"The last few games, when it's in touching distance, things get a bit twitchy, and you start thinking, 'Right, we cannot slip up'," said Morgan.

From BBC

For protection, Hu recommends wearing wraparound glasses or goggles when outdoors and avoiding touching or rubbing your eyes.

Her frankness can be touching, including when she says it’s better when her troubled son doesn’t come by, because it means he doesn’t need anything.

On Dec. 20, Lively filed a legal complaint against Baldoni accusing him, as well as a producer on the film, of inappropriate behavior including sexual remarks and physical touching without consent.

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