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(tʌtʃɪŋ)
1. adjective
If something is touching, it causes feelings of sadness or sympathy.
This is a touching tale of adolescent friendship.
It was a very, very touching moment.
Synonyms: moving, affecting, sad, stirring More Synonyms of touching
touchingly graded adverb [usually ADVERB adjective]
2.  See also touch

touching in British English

(ˈtʌtʃɪŋ)
adjective
1. 
evoking or eliciting tender feelings
your sympathy is touching
preposition
2. 
on the subject of; relating to
Derived forms
touchingly (ˈtouchingly)
adverb
touchingness (ˈtouchingness)
noun

touching in American English

(ˈtʌtʃɪŋ)
adjective
1. 
that touches the feelings; arousing tender emotion; affecting
preposition
2. 
concerning; with regard to
SIMILAR WORDS:  ˈmoving
Derived forms
touchingly (ˈtouchingly)
adverb

Examples of 'touching' in a sentence
touching

What follows is an uplifting, funny and touching journey.
The Sun (2016)
He said:'Even when we were rock bottom we were still within touching distance.
The Sun (2016)
The gold medal was within touching distance.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It was a touching story of a hare rousing a sleepy bear to enjoy snowy festivities.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Visitors to the flat in those early days found the scene touching.
Louise Carpenter AN UNLIKELY COUNTESS: Lily Budge and the 13th Earl of Galloway (2004)
It was another highly touching moment on an afternoon of huge pathos.
The Sun (2012)
There is something touching and salutary about that.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Touching tributes were written on the walls yesterday.
The Sun (2009)
It was terrible to be within touching distance.
The Sun (2010)
It is both a political satire and a touching story of the friendship between human and hound.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The touching scene speaks volumes about our shared lineage with great apes.
The Sun (2012)
It sounds cheesy but it was actually a genuinely touching moment.
The Sun (2010)
There is something touching and rather noble in the repetition of this formula.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It was a touching tribute to a friend she had met online.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Against that he made five birdies in a row just to get us in touching distance.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It is a feelgood episode with some great lines and touching moments.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It serves as a touching tribute to the love of his life without being too sentimental.
The Sun (2013)
But the bottom line is that he has written a book that is both very funny and touching.
The Sun (2014)
As we watch them grow up it becomes a hugely touching tale about family life and the pain of separation.
The Sun (2012)
There are some touching scenes between the main characters that show the depth and complexities of the friendships between them.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It was a compelling drama that told a touching story about how adoption secrets can have a terrible backlash to all concerned.
The Sun (2007)
It's a touching and sometimes funny portrait of rural life.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
This touching tale about cancer sufferers is the next in this brilliant series of dramas by new film-makers.
The Sun (2012)
A serious contribution to history as well as funny and touching.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)

In other languages
touching

British English: touching /ˈtʌtʃɪŋ/ ADJECTIVE
If something is touching, it causes feelings of sadness or sympathy.
...a touching tale of love and romance.
  • American English: touching
  • Arabic: مُؤَثِّر
  • Brazilian Portuguese: comovente
  • Chinese: 动人的
  • Croatian: dirljiv
  • Czech: dojemný
  • Danish: rørende
  • Dutch: ontroerend
  • European Spanish: enternecedor
  • Finnish: koskettava
  • French: touchant
  • German: rührend
  • Greek: συγκινητικός
  • Italian: toccante
  • Japanese: 感動的な
  • Korean: 감동적인
  • Norwegian: rørende
  • Polish: wzruszający
  • European Portuguese: comovente
  • Romanian: impresionant
  • Russian: трогательный
  • Latin American Spanish: enternecedor
  • Swedish: rörande
  • Thai: ที่สามารถกระตุ้นความรู้สึกอ่อนโยน
  • Turkish: dokunaklı konuşma
  • Ukrainian: зворушливий
  • Vietnamese: gây xúc động

All related terms of 'touching'

touch
If you touch something, you put your hand onto it in order to feel it or to make contact with it.
touching story
A story is a description of imaginary people and events, which is written or told in order to entertain .
touching tribute
A tribute is something that you say , do, or make to show your admiration and respect for someone.
touch up
to put extra or finishing touches to
touch down
When an aircraft touches down , it lands.
touch off
If something touches off a situation or series of events, it causes it to start happening .
touchdown
Touchdown is the landing of an aircraft or spacecraft.

Chinese translation of 'touching'

touching

(ˈtʌtʃɪŋ)

adj

  1. (= moving) [scene, story etc] 使人感动(動)的 (shǐ rén gǎndòng de)
Seetouched
(adjective) 
Definition
arousing tender feelings
the touching tale of the relationship between a woman and her grandson
Synonyms
moving
It was a moving moment for them.
affecting
one of the most affecting pieces of the film
sad
the sad news of the destruction of a historic building
stirring
a stirring account of the final months of the old regime
tender
a tragic, tender love story
melting
pathetic
It was a pathetic sight, watching the people queue for food.
poignant
a poignant reminder of her sister's death
heartbreaking
one of the most heartbreaking letters I have ever received
emotive
He made an emotive speech to his fans.
pitiful
It was the most pitiful sight I had ever seen.
pitiable
Her grandmother seemed to her a pitiable figure.
piteous
a piteous sight

Additional synonyms

in the sense of affecting
Definition
arousing feelings of pity
one of the most affecting pieces of the film
Synonyms
emotionally moving,
touching,
sad,
pathetic,
poignant,
saddening,
pitiful,
pitiable,
piteous
in the sense of emotive
Definition
tending or designed to arouse emotion
He made an emotive speech to his fans.
Synonyms
moving,
touching,
affecting,
emotional,
exciting,
stirring,
thrilling,
sentimental,
poignant,
heart-rending,
heart-warming,
tear-jerking (informal)
in the sense of heartbreaking
one of the most heartbreaking letters I have ever received
Synonyms
sad,
distressing,
tragic,
bitter,
poignant,
harrowing,
desolating,
grievous,
pitiful,
agonizing,
heart-rending,
gut-wrenching

Synonyms of 'touching'

touching

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of pathetic
Definition
arousing pity or sympathy
It was a pathetic sight, watching the people queue for food.
Synonyms
sad,
moving,
touching,
affecting,
distressing,
tender,
melting,
poignant,
harrowing,
heartbreaking,
plaintive,
heart-rending,
gut-wrenching,
pitiable
in the sense of piteous
Definition
arousing or deserving pity
a piteous sight
Synonyms
pathetic,
moving,
affecting,
distressing,
sad,
miserable,
dismal,
poignant,
harrowing,
heartbreaking,
grievous,
pitiful,
woeful,
deplorable,
mournful,
lamentable,
plaintive,
heart-rending,
sorrowful,
gut-wrenching,
wretched,
doleful,
pitiable
in the sense of pitiable
Definition
arousing or deserving pity or contempt
Her grandmother seemed to her a pitiable figure.
Synonyms
pathetic,
distressing,
miserable,
poor,
sorry,
sad,
dismal,
harrowing,
grievous,
woeful,
deplorable,
mournful,
lamentable,
gut-wrenching,
wretched,
doleful,
piteous
in the sense of pitiful
Definition
arousing or deserving great pity or contempt
It was the most pitiful sight I had ever seen.
Synonyms
pathetic,
distressing,
miserable,
harrowing,
heartbreaking,
grievous,
sad,
woeful,
deplorable,
lamentable,
heart-rending,
gut-wrenching,
wretched,
pitiable,
piteous
in the sense of poignant
Definition
sharply painful to the feelings
a poignant reminder of her sister's death
Synonyms
moving,
touching,
affecting,
upsetting,
sad,
bitter,
intense,
painful,
distressing,
pathetic,
harrowing,
heartbreaking,
agonizing,
heart-rending,
gut-wrenching
in the sense of sad
Definition
causing, suggesting, or expressing sorrow
the sad news of the destruction of a historic building
Synonyms
tragic,
moving,
upsetting,
dark,
sorry,
depressing,
disastrous,
dismal,
pathetic,
poignant,
harrowing,
grievous,
pitiful,
calamitous,
heart-rending,
pitiable
in the sense of stirring
Definition
causing emotion, excitement, and enthusiasm
a stirring account of the final months of the old regime
Synonyms
exciting,
dramatic,
thrilling,
moving,
spirited,
inspiring,
stimulating,
lively,
animating,
rousing,
heady,
exhilarating,
impassioned,
emotive,
intoxicating
in the sense of tender
a tragic, tender love story
Synonyms
romantic,
moving,
touching,
emotional,
sentimental,
poignant,
evocative,
soppy (British, informal)

All related terms of 'touching'

touch
feel, handle, finger, stroke, brush
touch down
land, arrive, come down, put down, alight
touch someone up
fondle, grope, molest, feel up, goose
touch something off
trigger (off), start, begin, cause, provoke
touch something up
enhance, revamp, renovate, patch up, brush up
touch on or upon something
refer to, cover, raise, deal with, mention
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