touching
- adjective
- /ˈtʌtʃɪŋ/
- So first of all, thank you for sharing this very touching love story.
So I just keep putting on weight and, and it was so touching and peculiar.
- So I just keep putting on weight and, and it was so touching and peculiar.
- That's why it's so touching, you know, his own story, his own teachings.
- They're funny, they're surprising, they're touching, they're moving.
- And it's it's a very touching film.
- But like touching joy, touching joy and knowing that like you're human.
Examples
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They're funny, they're surprising, they're touching, they're moving.
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WHAT A TOUCHING SCENE.
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And it's it's very it's a very, you know, touching little documentary.
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I'll read you a selection that I find quite touching to Helena.
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That's why it's so touching, you know, his own story, his own teachings.
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The movie had a touching ending that made everyone in the audience cry.
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Her speech was so touching that it moved many people to tears.
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The touching moment between the father and daughter brought smiles to everyone around.
Synonyms
Showing care and kindness in a gentle way
Making you feel very sad or deeply moved
Causing strong feelings, often sadness
Causing strong feelings of sadness or sympathy
Antonyms
How Moving
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word touching can also mean 'emotionally moving'. This sense comes from the same verb touch — when something 'touches' you it reaches your feelings or 'your heart', so touching describes things that make you feel sympathy or sadness.