touching
Provoking sadness and pity; that can cause sadness or heartbreak among witnesses to a sad event or situation.
Adjective 2 meanings
Provoking sadness and pity; that can cause sadness or heartbreak among witnesses to a sad event or situation.
“a touching story”
In direct contact with.
Preposition 1 meaning
Regarding; concerning.
Noun 2 meanings
The act by which something is touched.
A snack served with alcoholic drinks in an informal environment.
Etymology
From Middle English touchynge, equivalent to touch + -ing.
Similar and opposite words
TOUCHING at a glance
TOUCHING has 8 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (T 1 + O 1 + U 1 + C 3 + H 4 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2) and 17 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,901 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with touching
All rhymes- BEING8
- GOING7
- SOMETHING15
- DURING8
- THING9
- DOING7
- HAVING13
- GETTING9
- LOOKING12
- ANYTHING15
- NOTHING11
- EVERYTHING20
One letter away
- TORCHING14
- VOUCHING17
- COUCHING16
- DOUCHING15
- TOUGHING13
- POUCHING16
- MOUCHING16
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