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touching

adjective

1. affecting; moving; pathetic:
   a touching scene of farewell.
   Synonyms: piteous, poignant, stirring
2. Synonyms: tangent

preposition

1. in reference or relation to; concerning; about:
   He wrote touching future plans.

/ ˈtʌtʃɪŋ /

adjective

1. evoking or eliciting tender feelings
   your sympathy is touching

preposition

1. on the subject of; relating to

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Derived Forms

• ˈtouchingness, noun
• ˈtouchingly, adverb

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Other Words From

• touching·ly adverb
• touching·ness noun
• un·touching adjective

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Word History and Origins

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Example Sentences

It's no wonder, when you consider that women are more likely to report ugly or even scary experiences while dating, such as harassment or unwanted touching.

Within minutes of sitting down together, her date began touching her inappropriately.

She said "he had a penchant for touching and spying on young adolescent boys and his desires were easily satisfied because of the positions he held".

The announcement followed media reports about a document outlining accusations against Mr Khan, understood to include unwanted sexual touching and "abuse".

Zheng grew increasingly frustrated - not helped by her service game twice being held up by a crying baby - and her shots grew wilder, but she kept herself in touching distance of Krejcikova.