touch
verb (used with object)
to put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with (something) to feel it.
am touching
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present progressiveof touch (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“I am touching 40 and will remain single,” she said.
From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2023
Andrés: I am touching my face as I read this!
From Slate ● Mar. 15, 2020
In my archive of daily selfies from the past 10 years, I am touching my face approximately 6.4 percent of the time.
From Slate ● Mar. 3, 2020
I feel instinctively I am touching pitch and that you will disapprove ... but if we are to fight with clean hands, que Messieurs les Assassins commencent!
From Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement by Sir Harry Hamilton Johnston
Here, I am touching the old tree; and, yes—I know.
From Crown and Sceptre A West Country Story by J. Nash
