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Meaning of 'touching' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Touching [ a.]
- Affecting; moving; pathetic; as, a touching tale.
2 . Touching [ n.]
- The sense or act of feeling; touch.
3 . Touching [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Touch
4 . Touching [ prep.]
- Concerning; with respect to.

Meaning of 'touching' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . touching [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the act of putting two things together with no space between them
Example in sentence:
  • at his touch the room filled with lights
Meaning (2):
- the event of something coming in contact with the body
Example in sentence:
  • he longed for the touch of her hand;
  • the cooling touch of the night air
3 . touching [ s]
Meaning (3):
- arousing affect
Example in sentence:
  • his gratitude was simple and touching;
  • poignant grief cannot endure forever;
  • the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene

Nearby Words:

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