: capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion
touchingly
adverb
: in reference to : concerning
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
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Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
The postgame embrace caught the attention of Michigan fans, who shared some pretty strong reactions to the touching reunion.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
And people are grooving, people are dancing, people are moving, people are touching, people are feeling, people are smiling, and that's a good feeling.
—Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
The commercial for the campaign features a touching short narrative about a little boy who wants to give his mom the moon for the holidays.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
The resulting image depicts a loose choreography—several children hold their ringed arms in front of them, fingertips touching—but the over-all impression is one of gleeful, expressive chaos.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
The postgame embrace caught the attention of Michigan fans, who shared some pretty strong reactions to the touching reunion.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
And people are grooving, people are dancing, people are moving, people are touching, people are feeling, people are smiling, and that's a good feeling.
—Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
The commercial for the campaign features a touching short narrative about a little boy who wants to give his mom the moon for the holidays.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Touching.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/touching. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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