touching
affecting; moving; pathetic: a touching scene of farewell.
that touches.
in reference or relation to; concerning; about: He wrote touching future plans.
Origin of touching
1Other words for touching
Other words from touching
- touch·ing·ly, adverb
- touch·ing·ness, noun
- un·touch·ing, adjective
Words Nearby touching
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How to use touching in a sentence
Working in batches as needed, place the dumplings evenly across the pan, making sure they aren’t touching.
Homemade dumplings bring me closer to family this Lunar New Year, even from far away | Marian Liu | February 5, 2021 | Washington PostYou’re not getting it as much from touching surfaces and then touching your face.
‘We’re Backed Into a Corner’: Two Experts on the Best Path to Reopening | Megan Wood | December 16, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoThis silence is partly because many people do not see the behavior as harassment – even if it involves touching, stalking or threats of harm and retaliation.
This Type Of Sexual Harassment On Campus Often Goes Overlooked | LGBTQ-Editor | November 25, 2020 | No Straight NewsWe know breathing aerosols matters more for transmission than touching surfaces.
What Two Studies With Very Different Findings Can Tell Us About Voting In A Pandemic | Maggie Koerth (maggie.koerth-baker@fivethirtyeight.com) | November 2, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightWe now know the root of the spread is not from touching surfaces and touching your eye.
The Importance of Face Masks and the Tragedy of Downplaying Them - Issue 90: Something Green | Kevin Berger | September 23, 2020 | Nautilus
Here they are semi-touching at a grocery store; she likes kombucha.
All Your Internet Boyfriends Are Taken: Gosling, Cumberbatch, and now Joseph Gordon-Levitt | Melissa Leon | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTTheir solidified friendship is one of the most touching details of the premiere, but it also puts Branson in a tricky predicament.
What follows is hysterical, painful, weird, and strangely touching—a true Festivus for the rest of us.
We are talking about public gatherings, people will be together, dancing, sweating, and touching each other.
This is one of the most subtle and touching aspects of the profession.
She sat perfectly still before the piano, not touching the keys, while Robert carried her message to Edna at the window.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinThen Edwin was bending over it, with his ear close to her ear, and the sleeve of his overcoat touching her sleeve.
Hilda Lessways | Arnold BennettHere one can be alive and absorb something of the earth-forces that never get within touching distance in the cities.
Three More John Silence Stories | Algernon BlackwoodThe bridge should be fitted as accurately as the post, and as though it grew from the belly, the feet touching equally all round.
Violins and Violin Makers | Joseph PearceIndeed, 'we have laid upon him various arduous tasks touching the state of the country, and especially its tranquillity.'
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. Murison
British Dictionary definitions for touching
/ (ˈtʌtʃɪŋ) /
evoking or eliciting tender feelings: your sympathy is touching
on the subject of; relating to
Derived forms of touching
- touchingly, adverb
- touchingness, noun
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