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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Another specialty was touching up photographs of long-ago-missing children, aging them up to the present.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
By polling day, the country had defaulted on its debts, annual price inflation was touching 25% and there were frequent power blackouts.
From BBC ● Nov. 26, 2025
As a Black Muslim woman, Adasha Turner said it was touching to hear personal stories of Shabazz’s life.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2024
It was touching for the Bartok to follow the announcement of Hahn’s award.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2024
But I barely noticed, for I was touching his face, something I’d dreamed of constantly since the first day I’d seen him.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
