touch
verb (used with object)
to put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with (something) to feel it.
was touching
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past progressiveof touch.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“You’re able to know exactly how it was grown, how it was packaged, what hands were touching it, what machinery was touching it, and how it got to the market.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Madigan’s point about the “Sinners” and “One Battle After Another” actors embracing her was touching too.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2026
"After his clarification of the matter, it was touching that someone would wish to make amends for an act of youthful exuberance," Franz Zehetner told the BBC.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2025
It was touching for the Bartok to follow the announcement of Hahn’s award.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2024
She came over to me, pinched the ends of a few of my plaits, then patted my edges as if she was touching up my baby hair.
From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds
