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- Dictionarytouching/ˈtʌtʃɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. arousing feelings of sympathy or gratitude: "your loyalty is very touching"
preposition
- 1. concerning; about: "discoveries touching the neglected traditions of the London Boroughs"
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The meaning of TOUCHING is capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion. How to use touching in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Touching.
adjective. us / ˈtʌtʃ·ɪŋ / Add to word list. making you feel sadness, sympathy, etc.: Many find stories about cats more touching than any human stories.
Something that is touching affects you emotionally—it makes you feel sad or tender. A touching video about baby hedgehogs might even make your stoic older sister cry.
Definition of 'touching' COBUILD frequency band. touching. (tʌtʃɪŋ) 1.adjective. If something is touching, it causes feelings of sadness or sympathy. This is a touching tale of adolescent friendship. It was a very, very touching moment. Synonyms: moving, affecting, sad, stirring More Synonyms of touching.
Touching definition: affecting; moving; pathetic. See examples of TOUCHING used in a sentence.
Definition of touching adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define touching. touching synonyms, touching pronunciation, touching translation, English dictionary definition of touching. adj. Eliciting or capable of eliciting sympathy or tenderness. See Synonyms at moving. prep.
Touching Definition. tŭchĭng. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Adjective. Preposition. Verb. Filter. adjective. Eliciting or capable of eliciting sympathy or tenderness. American Heritage. That touches the feelings; arousing tender emotion; affecting. Webster's New World. Provoking sadness and pity. A touching story.
adjective. uk / ˈtʌtʃɪŋ / us. making you feel sadness or sympathy: a touching performance. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence. (Definition of touching from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
If two things are touching, if one thing touches another, or if you touch two things, their surfaces come into contact with each other. Their knees were touching. [ VERB ]
