: capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion
touchingly
adverb
: in reference to : concerning
Synonyms
Adjective
- abutting
- adjacent
- adjoining
- bordering
- conterminous
- contiguous
- flanking
- flush
- fringing
- joining
- juxtaposed
- neighboring
- skirting
- verging
Preposition
Examples of touching in a Sentence
Adjective
touching lots in the housing development will eventually be separated by hedges for privacy
a touching movie about two lost animals who try to find their way home
Preposition
there has been an objection touching the last of the proposed new bylaws
Recent Examples on the Web
Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 5 June 2024
Jack Nicklaus and Muhammad Ali had a touching meeting.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 3 June 2024
Adam Bendell of Auburn is accused of inappropriately touching kids during bedtime and nap time, according to a May 22 Facebook post by the Placer County District Attorney’s Office.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 27 May 2024
The results are deeply touching in a movie that in its form, content and sincerity feels worlds away from Hollywood.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 24 May 2024
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Adjective
During the event, which was also attended by the U.K.'s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and actress Helen Mirren, Prince William delivered a speech and a touching reading from the diary of Captain Alastair Bannerman, a soldier who was part of the D-Day Landings.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 5 June 2024
Jack Nicklaus and Muhammad Ali had a touching meeting.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 3 June 2024
Adam Bendell of Auburn is accused of inappropriately touching kids during bedtime and nap time, according to a May 22 Facebook post by the Placer County District Attorney’s Office.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 27 May 2024
The results are deeply touching in a movie that in its form, content and sincerity feels worlds away from Hollywood.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 24 May 2024
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“Touching.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/touching. Accessed 9 Jun. 2024.
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