touching
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touch·ing
(tŭch′ĭng)adj.
Eliciting or capable of eliciting sympathy or tenderness. See Synonyms at moving.
prep.
Concerning; about.
touch′ing·ly adv.
touch′ing·ness n.
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touching
(ˈtʌtʃɪŋ)adj
evoking or eliciting tender feelings: your sympathy is touching.
prep
on the subject of; relating to
ˈtouchingly adv
ˈtouchingness n
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touch•ing
(ˈtʌtʃ ɪŋ)adj.
1. affecting; moving; pathetic.
2. being in contact; tangent.
prep. 3. in reference or relation to; concerning; about.
[1250–1300]
touch′ing•ly, adv.
touch′ing•ness, n.
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touching
- adjoining - Implies meeting and touching at some point or line.
- tact, taction - Tact first referred to the sense of touch, from Latin tactus, "touch, sense of touch"; taction is the action of touching.
- contact - Its underlying notion is "touching," from Latin tangere, "touch."
- attinge, attingent - To attinge is to touch or come into contact with; attingent is touching or being in contact.
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| Noun | 1. |  touching - the event of something coming in contact with the body; "he longed for the touch of her hand"; "the cooling touch of the night air"impinging, striking, contact - the physical coming together of two or more things; "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull" light touch, brush - momentary contact stroke - a light touch |
| 2. |  touching - the act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights"physical contact, contact - the act of touching physically; "her fingers came in contact with the light switch" hitting, striking, hit - the act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit" jab, dig - the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow; "she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs" kiss - a light glancing touch; "there was a brief kiss of their hands in passing" snap, grab, snatch, catch - the act of catching an object with the hands; "Mays made the catch with his back to the plate"; "he made a grab for the ball before it landed"; "Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away"; "the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion" handling, manipulation - the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means fingering - touching something with the fingers grope - the act of groping; and instance of groping palpation, tactual exploration - a method of examination in which the examiner feels the size or shape or firmness or location of something (of body parts when the examiner is a health professional) tag - (sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which changes their status in the game) | |
| Adj. | 1. |  touching - arousing affect; "the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene"; "poignant grief cannot endure forever"; "his gratitude was simple and touching"moving - arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion; "she laid her case of destitution before him in a very moving letter"- N. Hawthorne |
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touching
adjective moving, affecting, sad, stirring, tender, melting, pathetic, poignant, heartbreaking, emotive, pitiful, pitiable, piteous the touching tale of a wife who stood by the husband she loved
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touching
adjectiveExciting a deep, usually somber response:
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Translations
dojemnýdojímavý
bevægenderørende
koskettava
dirljiv
megindítómegható
hjartnæmur
感動的な
감동적인
ganljiv
rörande
ที่สามารถกระตุ้นความรู้สึกอ่อนโยน
gây xúc động
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touching
[ˈtʌtʃɪŋ] adj → touchant(e)Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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touch
(tatʃ) verb1. to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else. Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.
2. to feel (lightly) with the hand. He touched her cheek.
3. to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc. I was touched by her generosity.
4. to be concerned with; to have anything to do with. I wouldn't touch a job like that.
noun1. an act or sensation of touching. I felt a touch on my shoulder.
2. (often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things. the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.
3. a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something. The painting still needs a few finishing touches.
4. skill or style. He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.
5. (in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with ˈtouchlines). He kicked the ball into touch.
ˈtouching adjective moving; causing emotion. a touching story.
ˈtouchingly adverb in a moving way, so as to cause emotion. Her face was touchingly childlike.
ˈtouchy adjective easily annoyed or offended. You're very touchy today; in rather a touchy mood.
ˈtouchily adverbˈtouchiness noun
ˈtouch screen noun
a computer screen that responds to the user's touch on its surface.
in touch (with) in communication (with). I have kept in touch with my school-friends.
lose touch (with) to stop communicating (with). I used to see him quite often but we have lost touch.
out of touch (with)1. not in communication (with).
2. not sympathetic or understanding (towards). Older people sometimes seem out of touch with the modern world.
a touch a small quantity or degree. The soup needs a touch of salt; a touch of imagination.
touch down1. (of aircraft) to land. The plane should touch down at 2 o'clock.
2. in rugby and American football, to put the ball on the ground behind the opposite team's goal line (noun ˈtouch-down).
touch off to make (something) explode. a spark touched off the gunpowder; His remark touched off an argument.
touch up to improve eg paintwork, a photograph etc by small touches. The photograph had been touched up.
touch wood (used as an interjection) to touch something made of wood superstitiously, in order to avoid bad luck. None of the children has ever had a serious illness, touch wood!
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touching
→ مُؤَثِّر dojemný rørende rührend συγκινητικός enternecedor koskettava touchant dirljiv toccante 感動的な 감동적인 ontroerend rørende wzruszający comovente трогательный rörande ที่สามารถกระตุ้นความรู้สึกอ่อนโยน dokunaklı gây xúc động 动人的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009