adjective
preposition
Other Word Forms
- touchingly adverb
- touchingness noun
- untouching adjective
Etymology
Origin of touching
Example Sentences
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The spirits’ repertoire expanded to include playing guitars and touching mortal hands.
From Literature
It takes a special effort to restrain yourself from touching these alluringly dimensional surfaces.
Despite touching the ball first, VAR found the contact to be dangerous and the referee handed Bensebaini a second yellow before pointing to the spot.
From Barron's
Leadership questions at the museum, therefore, carry unusual weight, touching on national prestige, tourism, cultural diplomacy and the government’s responsibility to safeguard works that are woven into France’s sense of itself.
“It’s actually made the job easier in a way, because I ain’t touching that bar.”
From Los Angeles Times
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