touching
touching Lexical Profile
touching Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Arousing feelings of sympathy, tenderness, gratitude, or gentle sadness; emotionally moving.
"The retiring teacher gave a touching farewell speech that brought tears to the eyes of her students."
In direct physical contact with something; meeting or adjoining without any space in between.
"Arrange the dough balls on the baking sheet so that their edges are barely touching."
• preposition
Concerning; in relation to; with regard to (used primarily in formal or literary contexts).
"The committee raised several urgent questions touching the distribution of emergency funds."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in Middle English as the present participle of 'touch', which derives from Old French 'touchier' (to touch, hit, or border on), ultimately from Vulgar Latin '*toccare' (to knock or strike).