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English adjective: touching | |||
| 1. | touching arousing affect | ||
| Samples | The homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene. Poignant grief cannot endure forever. His gratitude was simple and touching. | ||
| Synonyms | affecting, poignant | ||
| Similar | moving | ||
| Antonyms | unmoving | ||
English noun: touching | |||
| 1. | touching (event) the event of something coming in contact with the body | ||
| Samples | He longed for the touch of her hand. The cooling touch of the night air. | ||
| Synonyms | touch | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | contact, impinging, striking | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | brush, light touch, stroke | ||
| 2. | touching (act) the act of putting two things together with no space between them | ||
| Samples | At his touch the room filled with lights. | ||
| Synonyms | touch | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | act, deed, human action, human activity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | buss, catch, contact, dab, dig, fingering, grab, grazing, grope, handling, hit, hitting, jab, kiss, kiss, lap, lick, manipulation, osculation, palpation, pat, physical contact, shaving, skimming, snap, snatch, striking, stroke, stroking, tactual exploration, tag, tap, tickle, tickling, titillation | ||
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