touching — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Provoking sadness and pity; that can cause sadness or heartbreak among witnesses to a sad event or situation.

   Examples

   a touching story

2. In direct contact with.

Preposition

1. Regarding; concerning.

   Synonyms

   aboutaproposas for

   Examples

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

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   Every time I ascended to the deck from my watches below, I instantly gazed aft to mark if any strange face were visible ; for my first vague disquietude touching the unknown captain, now in the seclusion of the sea, became almost a perturbation.

Noun

1. The act by which something is touched.

   Examples

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   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. A snack served with alcoholic drinks in an informal environment.

   Usage

   • India
   • in-plural

Adjective

1. arousing affect

   Synonyms

   affectingpoignant

   Examples

   the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene

   poignant grief cannot endure forever

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   his gratitude was simple and touching

Noun

1. the event of something coming in contact with the body

   Synonyms

   touch

   Broader terms

   contactimpingingstriking

   Examples

   he longed for the touch of her hand

   the cooling touch of the night air

2. the act of putting two things together with no space between them

   Synonyms

   touch

   Broader terms

   actdeedhuman actionhuman activity

   Examples

   at his touch the room filled with lights