: 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
Lucia Suarez Sang, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2024
Ella also shared a touching tribute to her father on his milestone birthday by posting a throwback photo of the two of them.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
One of the things that is so touching about this book is your vulnerability.
—Abc News, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2024
But once the high-energy and wacky funeral service gets under way, the family begins to draw strength in unity and many touching, conciliatory speeches are made.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2024
And her adoptive daughter and son each accompanied her on piano and a guitar for two of the more touching moments of the evening.
—Stefan Stevenson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2024
On Saturday, the Arizona organization shared a touching tribute on Instagram to Brown — the son of Sister Wives stars Kody and Janelle Brown, who died at age 25 earlier this month.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 24 Mar. 2024
That bed is still in the White House now, and there was a very touching scene when Hamish goes to visit Willie in his deathbed.
—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2024
The few who do not make that transformation are all the more touching for the quirks that make their good faith costly.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
Adjective
The couple celebrated 20 years together in December 2021 with touching tributes to one another on social media.
—Lucia Suarez Sang, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2024
Ella also shared a touching tribute to her father on his milestone birthday by posting a throwback photo of the two of them.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
One of the things that is so touching about this book is your vulnerability.
—Abc News, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2024
But once the high-energy and wacky funeral service gets under way, the family begins to draw strength in unity and many touching, conciliatory speeches are made.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2024
And her adoptive daughter and son each accompanied her on piano and a guitar for two of the more touching moments of the evening.
—Stefan Stevenson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2024
On Saturday, the Arizona organization shared a touching tribute on Instagram to Brown — the son of Sister Wives stars Kody and Janelle Brown, who died at age 25 earlier this month.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 24 Mar. 2024
That bed is still in the White House now, and there was a very touching scene when Hamish goes to visit Willie in his deathbed.
—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2024
The few who do not make that transformation are all the more touching for the quirks that make their good faith costly.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
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“Touching.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/touching. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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