Touching - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈtʌtʃɪŋ|  American pronunciation of the word touching
Brit.  |ˈtʌtʃɪŋ|  British pronunciation of the word touching
- this word is used as a present participle form of the verb 'to be'to touch

noun

- the event of something coming in contact with the body (syn: touch)
- the act of putting two things together with no space between them (syn: touch)

adjective

- arousing affect (syn: affecting, poignant)
his gratitude was simple and touching

Extra examples

...there has been an objection touching the last of the proposed new bylaws...

...touching lots in the housing development will eventually be separated by hedges for privacy...

...a touching movie about two lost animals who try to find their way home...

There was debate touching Mr. A.

Touching the ball with your hands is against the rules.

They were standing side-by-side with their shoulders touching.

...Catholics used to believe that anyone but a priest touching a consecrated wafer was blasphemous....

His loyalty to the Sovereign had something antique and touching in it.

The cat sprang back after touching the hot stone.

Her dress was so long that it was touching the ground.

At the time, the unemployment rate was touching 10 percent and rising.

The sun was just touching the tops of the mountains.

He was accused of touching up one of his students.

Helen Keller felt the physical world by touching people and objects around her

...the touching reunion scene caused even the most ironhearted audience members to cry...

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