touching

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈtʌtʃɪŋ/

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• Hyphenation: touch‧ing

Verb

Plain form touch

Third-person singular touches

Past tense touched

Past participle touched

Present participle touching

1. The present participle of touch.

Adjective

Positive touching

Comparative more touching

Superlative most touching

1. If something is touching it makes you feel sad or have pity.

   What a touching story!

Preposition

Preposition touching

1. concerning, regarding

   There has been a number of difficulties touching on almost every aspect of the business.

Synonyms

• concerning
• regarding

Related words

• touch