Touching

/ˈtʌt͡ʃɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

present participle and gerund of touch.

Definitions by Sense

1. present participle and gerund of touch
2. Provoking sadness and pity; that can cause sadness or heartbreak among witnesses to a sad event or situation.
3. In direct contact with.
4. Regarding; concerning.
5. The act by which something is touched.
6. (India, in the plural) A snack served with alcoholic drinks in an informal environment.

Example Sentences

a touching story

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

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.

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.

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Word Forms

• more touching
• most touching
• touchings

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