touching

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English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʌt͡ʃɪŋ/
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  • Rhymes: -ʌtʃɪŋ
  • Hyphenation: tou‧ching

Etymology 1

From Middle English touchynge, equivalent to touch +‎ -ing.

Verb

touching

  1. present participle and gerund of touch

Adjective

touching (comparative more touching, superlative most touching)

  1. Provoking sadness and pity; that can cause sadness or heartbreak among witnesses to a sad event or situation.
    a touching story
  2. In direct contact with.
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Preposition

touching

  1. Regarding; concerning.
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Etymology 2

From Middle English touching, touchinge, touchynge, equivalent to touch +‎ -ing.

Noun

touching (plural touchings)

  1. The act by which something is touched.
    • 2011, Lance J. Rips, Lines of Thought: Central Concepts in Cognitive Psychology, page 168:
      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.
  2. (India, in the plural) A snack served with alcoholic drinks in an informal environment.
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