Touching — synonyms, definition

1. touching (o)

about above abutting adjacent to against bordering covering in contact with next to on on top of over upon

2. touching (a)

abutting adjoining affecting akin allied attached bitter bordering close-at-hand close-by connected contiguous emotional familiar heartfelt inspiring intense moving near neighboring • • •

3. touching (Noun)

manipulation touch

touching (Noun) — The event of something coming in contact with the body. ex. "he longed for the touching of her hand"

touching (Noun) — The act of putting two things together with no space between them. ex. "at his touching the room filled with lights"

act contact deed human action human activity impinging striking brush buss catch contact dab dig fingering grab grazing grope handling hit hitting jab kiss lap lick light touch manipulation osculation • • •

4. touching (Adjective)

touching (Adjective) — Arousing affect. ex. "his gratitude was simple and touching"

5. touching (Verb)

adverting alluding bearing on bearing upon coming to concerning contacting disturbing equaling extending to having to do with impacting matching meeting partaking pertaining reaching referring relating rivaling • • •

touching (Verb) — Make physical contact with, come in contact with. ex. "Touch the stone for good luck" ex. "She never touched her husband"

touching (Verb) — Perceive via the tactile sense. ex. "Helen Keller felt the physical world by touching people and objects around her"

touching (Verb) — Affect emotionally. ex. "I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy"

touching (Verb) — Be relevant to.

touching (Verb) — Be in direct physical contact with; make contact. ex. "The two buildings touch" ex. "Their hands touched"

touching (Verb) — Have an effect upon. ex. "Will the new rules touch on me?"

touching (Verb) — Deal with; usually used with a form of negation. ex. "I wouldn't touch her with a ten-foot pole" ex. "The local Mafia won't touch gambling"

touching (Verb) — Cause to be in brief contact with. ex. "He touched his toes to the horse's flanks"

touching (Verb) — To extend as far as. ex. "The chair must not touch the wall"

touching (Verb) — Be equal to in quality or ability. ex. "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"

touching (Verb) — Tamper with. ex. "Don't touch my CDs!"

touching (Verb) — Make a more or less disguised reference to.

touching (Verb) — Comprehend. ex. "He could not touch the meaning of the poem"

touching (Verb) — Consume. ex. "She didn't touch her food all night"

touching (Verb) — Colour lightly. ex. "her greying hair was touched blond"

affecting altering being caring changing coloring coloring in colorising colorizing colouring colouring in colourising colourizing competing comprehending consuming contending dealing handling having • • • abutting acting upon adhering adjoining affecting applying attaching bordering bothering brushing bussing butting butting against butting on centering centering on centring centring on chafing cleaving • • • touch down