What is "touching" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does touching mean in English? Meaning of touching definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "touching" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "touching": the event of something coming in contact with the body

Noun

  • Meaning: the event of something coming in contact with the body
  • Example: he longed for the touch of her hand the cooling touch of the night air
  • Synonyms: touch touching
  • Hyponyms: brush light touch stroke
  • Hypernyms: contact impinging striking
  • Meaning of "touching": arousing affect

    Adjective

  • Meaning: arousing affect
  • Example: the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene poignant grief cannot endure forever his gratitude was simple and touching
  • Synonyms: affecting poignant touching
  • Similar: moving
  • Meaning of "touching": the act of putting two things together with no space between them

    Noun

  • Meaning: the act of putting two things together with no space between them
  • Example: at his touch the room filled with lights
  • Synonyms: touch touching
  • Hyponyms: buss catch contact dab dig fingering grab grazing grope handling hit hitting jab kiss lap lick manipulation osculation palpation pat physical contact shaving skimming snap snatch striking stroke stroking tactual exploration tag tap tickle tickling titillation
  • Hypernyms: act deed human action human activity
  • Adjective: Present participle of touch.
  • Synonyms:

    stunning, pathetic, heartbreaking, sad, poignant, wistful, stirring, tender, melting, compassionate, impressive, mind-blowing, piteous, pitiful, responsive, sympathetic, emotive, pitiable, tear-jerking, heart-rending,

    Antonyms:

    cheerful, unmoving, happy, hard, unaffecting,

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    touching in English: touching
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