what does touching mean?
TOUCHING as NOUN
- Meaning
- the act of putting two things together with no space between them
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- at his touch the room filled with lights
Hypernyms(s) touching is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- the event of something coming in contact with the body
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- he longed for the touch of her hand
- the cooling touch of the night air
Hypernyms(s) touching is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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TOUCHING as ADJECTIVE
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- the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene
- poignant grief cannot endure forever
- his gratitude was simple and touching
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