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Arousing feelings of sympathy or gratitude
“This brought half the guests to tears - it was quite a touching scene.”
Adjacent to, or having a common boundary or border
Inclined to sob
Having great impact or influence
Remaining in the mind
Connected
Extending to a point
Extending a part of the body
Lambent or flickering
Filled with intense emotion or passion
Suggestive of sorrow or mourning
Beautiful or delightful in a way that seems removed from everyday life
(slang) Impressively bold or daring
Related to, or having to do with
Adjacent to
To examine through the sense of touch
“I allowed my hands to touch the plush silken sheets, admiring its softness.”
(rare) Instigating the curiosity or attention of someone
Present participle for to come into sensuous, and potentially inappropriate, physical contact with
“He reached out to touch her hand from across the table as their eyes locked.”
Present participle for to be connected with
“In my dreams, I run hard, but my feet don't quite touch the ground, and so I don't actually move.”
Present participle for to have an emotional effect on
“His kind words would touch me during my time of grieving.”
Present participle for to sadden or be saddened by
“Jonny Fairplay's heartbreaking story about the death of his grandmother would touch the other contestants on the island.”
Present participle for to be comparable to in quality or excellence
“Pete's skills were a class above the rest, and for many years, no other player could touch him.”
Present participle for to have an affect or bearing on
“Does the international jurisprudence touch the problem that we are concerned with?”
(touch on) Present participle for to make mention
“At some stage, we will need to touch on the topic of our current finances.”
Present participle for to rise to or attain a given level
“Our profits are growing and will soon touch a new record if trends continue at the current rate.”
(usually in the negative) Present participle for to attend to or deal with
“This is a highly sensitive matter that I would prefer not to touch for now.”
(usually in the negative) Present participle for to handle, especially in order to interfere with, alter, or otherwise affect
“Do not touch any of my personal belongings while you're here!”
(usually in the negative) Present participle for to eat or drink
“Little Bobby refuses to touch his Brussels Sprouts.”
Present participle for to tarnish with something undesirable
“Trivial transgressions from his past cannot, and will not, touch his vast body of achievements to date.”
(dated, slang) Present participle for to obtain money from, usually by borrowing (from a friend)
“All Barry ever does is touch me for money whenever he's in trouble.”
A gentle or loving touch
(mass noun) The sense of touch
The state of physical touching
To the degree that
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