Word Information

Touching

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Definitions for Touching

noun
the event of something coming in contact with the body
Synonyms
touch
Examples
  1. he longed for the touch of her hand
  2. the cooling touch of the night air
noun
the act of putting two things together with no space between them
Synonyms
touch
Examples
  1. at his touch the room filled with lights
adjective
arousing affect
Synonyms
affecting poignant
Examples
  1. the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene
  2. poignant grief cannot endure forever
  3. his gratitude was simple and touching
verb
make physical contact with, come in contact with
Synonyms
touch
Examples
  1. Touch the stone for good luck
  2. She never touched her husband
verb
perceive via the tactile sense
Synonyms
touch
Examples
  1. Helen Keller felt the physical world by touching people and objects around her
verb
affect emotionally
Synonyms
touch stir
Examples
  1. A stirring movie
  2. I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy
verb
be relevant to
Synonyms
refer pertain relate concern come to bear on touch touch on have to do with
Examples
  1. There were lots of questions referring to her talk
  2. My remark pertained to your earlier comments
verb
be in direct physical contact with
Synonyms
touch adjoin meet contact
Examples
  1. make contact
  2. The two buildings touch
  3. Their hands touched
  4. The wire must not contact the metal cover
  5. The surfaces contact at this point
verb
have an effect upon
Synonyms
affect impact bear upon bear on touch on touch
Examples
  1. Will the new rules affect me?
verb
deal with
Synonyms
touch
Examples
  1. usually used with a form of negation
  2. I wouldn't touch her with a ten-foot pole
  3. The local Mafia won't touch gambling
verb
cause to be in brief contact with
Synonyms
touch
Examples
  1. He touched his toes to the horse's flanks
verb
to extend as far as
Synonyms
reach extend to touch
Examples
  1. The sunlight reached the wall
  2. Can he reach?
  3. The chair must not touch the wall
verb
be equal to in quality or ability
Synonyms
equal touch rival match
Examples
  1. Nothing can rival cotton for durability
  2. Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues
  3. Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents
verb
tamper with
Synonyms
touch disturb
Examples
  1. Don't touch my CDs!
verb
make a more or less disguised reference to
Synonyms
allude touch advert
Examples
  1. He alluded to the problem but did not mention it
verb
comprehend
Synonyms
touch
Examples
  1. He could not touch the meaning of the poem
verb
consume
Synonyms
partake touch
Examples
  1. She didn't touch her food all night
verb
color lightly
Synonyms
tint tinct tinge touch
Examples
  1. her greying hair was tinged blond
  2. the leaves were tinged red in November

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