touching
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touching¹
- /ˈtʌt͡ʃɪŋ/
Rhymes with -ʌtʃɪŋ
Where it comes from
From Middle English touchynge, equivalent to touch + -ing.
verb
- present participle and gerund of touch
adjective more touching · most touching
- Provoking sadness and pity; that can cause sadness or heartbreak among witnesses to a sad event or situation. a touching story
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In direct contact with.
Similar: pertingent, juxtacrine
touching²
- /ˈtʌt͡ʃɪŋ/
Rhymes with -ʌtʃɪŋ
Where it comes from
From Middle English touching, touchinge, touchynge, equivalent to touch + -ing.
noun touchings
- The act by which something is touched. But we can also take a more analytical attitude to these displays, interpreting the movements as no more than approachings, touchings, and departings with no implication that one shape caused the other to move.
- A snack served with alcoholic drinks in an informal environment.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: affecting, moving, poignant, heartbreaking, afflicting, upsetting, concerning, inappropriate, play, groping, affected, stirring, constraining, emotive, emotional, contact
Translations
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adj provoking sadness and pity
| Español | enternecedor, conmovedor, emotivo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 감동적 gamdongjeok |
| 日本語 | 感動的な kandōteki na |
| 中文 | 感人 gǎnrén, 使……感動 /使……感动 shǐ ... gǎndòng |
| Português | tocante |
| Français | touchant |
| Deutsch | rührend, anrührend, ergreifend |
| Italiano | commovente, toccante |
| Ελληνικά | συγκινητικός sygkinitikós |
| Русский | тро́гательный trógatelʹnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | cảm động |
| العربية | مُؤَثِّر muʔaṯṯir |
noun The act by which something is touched
| العربية | لَمْس lams |
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title = {touching},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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