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touching
01
bringing about strong emotions, often causing feelings of sympathy or warmth
Grammatical Information
Composition
present participle adjective
qualitative
Superlative
most touching
Comparative
more touching
gradable
domain
emotion, narrative, experience
Examples
The touching story of friendship moved everyone to tears.
Touching
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
singular
not gender specific
Plural form
touchings
Examples
The gentle touching of her hand calmed the child.
02
small snacks or finger foods served with alcoholic drinks, especially in casual or home settings
Examples
We ordered some spicy touchings to go with the whiskey.
touching
01
used to introduce a topic or to provide further information about a particular subject
Grammatical Information
Examples
She gave a speech touching the importance of education.
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