: 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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EW.com, 13 June 2025
The pinnacle of this is the new Rainbow Road, which is a transcendent experience for those touching wheels to the technicolor thoroughfare.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 12 June 2025
Whether through a celebratory Instagram post or touching lyrics in a song, these famous parents have shared their support for their transgender children in many forms.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 11 June 2025
The death of Brian Wilson, a founding member of The Beach Boys, caused his friend John Stamos to post a touching remembrance to Instagram Wednesday.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 11 June 2025
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Adjective
Gone but never forgotten: How to Train Your Dragon ends with a touching tribute to Gerard Butler's late mom.
—EW.com, 13 June 2025
The pinnacle of this is the new Rainbow Road, which is a transcendent experience for those touching wheels to the technicolor thoroughfare.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 12 June 2025
Whether through a celebratory Instagram post or touching lyrics in a song, these famous parents have shared their support for their transgender children in many forms.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 11 June 2025
The death of Brian Wilson, a founding member of The Beach Boys, caused his friend John Stamos to post a touching remembrance to Instagram Wednesday.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 11 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for touching
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“Touching.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/touching. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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