touching

Primary Meanings of touching

1.	adj	arousing affect
2.	n	the act of putting two things together with no space between them

Full Definitions of touching

adj arousing affect

“his gratitude was simple and touching”

Synonyms:: affecting, poignant

: moving
arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion

n the act of putting two things together with no space between them

Synonyms:: touch

Types:: show 39 types...; hide 39 types...; contact, physical contact
the act of touching physically; dab, pat, tap
a light touch or stroke; hit, hitting, striking
the act of contacting one thing with another; dig, jab
the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow; kiss
a light glancing touch; buss, kiss, osculation
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof); catch, grab, snap, snatch
the act of catching an object with the hands; handling, manipulation
the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means; fingering
touching something with the fingers; grope
the act of groping; and instance of groping; palpation, tactual exploration
a method of examination in which the examiner feels the size or shape or firmness or location of something (of body parts when the examiner is a health professional); tickle, tickling, titillation
the act of tickling; stroke, stroking
a light touch with the hands; tag
(sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which changes their status in the game); lap, lick
touching with the tongue; grazing, shaving, skimming
the act of brushing against while passing; rub, wipe
the act of rubbing or wiping; contusion
the action of bruising; crash, smash
the act of colliding with something; fielding
(baseball) handling the ball while playing in the field; fair ball
(baseball) a ball struck with the bat so that it stays between the lines (the foul lines) that define the width of the playing field; snick
a glancing contact with the ball off the edge of the cricket bat; bunt
(baseball) the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat; fly, fly ball
(baseball) a hit that flies up in the air; ground ball, groundball, grounder, hopper
(baseball) a hit that travels along the ground; header
(soccer) the act of hitting the ball with your head; scorcher, screamer
a very hard hit ball; plunk, plunker
(baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly; laying on
the act of contacting something with your hand; smack, smooch
an enthusiastic kiss; French kiss, deep kiss, soul kiss
an openmouthed kiss in which your tongue is inserted into the other's mouth; fair catch
(American football) a catch of a punt on the fly by a defensive player who has signalled that he will not run and so should not be tackled; interception
(American football) the act of catching a football by a player on the opposing team; reception
(American football) the act of catching a pass in football; rebound
the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot; shoestring catch
(baseball) a running catch made near the ground; interlock, interlocking, mesh, meshing
the act of interlocking or meshing; ballottement
a palpatory technique for feeling a floating object in the body (especially for determining the position of a fetus by feeling the rebound of the fetus after a quick digital tap on the wall of the uterus); caress
a gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it)

Type of:: act, deed, human action, human activity
something that people do or cause to happen

n the event of something coming in contact with the body

Synonyms:: touch

Types:: brush, light touch
momentary contact; stroke
a light touch

Type of:: contact, impinging, striking
the physical coming together of two or more things

Primary Meanings of touching

adj arousing affect

n the act of putting two things together with no space between them

n the event of something coming in contact with the body

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