Meaning

2 senses
  1. The act by which something is touched.

  2. (India, in the plural)A snack served with alcoholic drinks in an informal environment.

More definitions
  • the act of putting two things together with no space between them
  • the event of something coming in contact with the body

Examples

172 sentences
  1. I don't want you touching my stuff.

    Я не хочу, щоб ви торкалися моїх речей.

    ruЯ не хочу, чтобы ты трогал мои вещи.

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  2. Quit touching me.

    Припини мене торкатися.

    ruПерестань трогать меня.

    deHör auf, mich zu begrabbeln!

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  3. What a touching story!

    Яка зворушлива історія!

    ruКакая трогательная история!

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  4. I don't like people touching me.

    ruЯ не люблю, когда меня трогают.

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  5. Your dress is touching the wet paint.

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Translations

1 languages

Origin

From Middle English touching, touchinge, touchynge, equivalent to touch + -ing.

From Middle English touching, touchinge, touchynge, equivalent to touch + -ing.

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Forms

plural: touchings
Singulartouching
Pluraltouchings

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the act of putting two things together with no space between them:touch
  • the event of something coming in contact with the body:touch

Word family

1 related words
Relatedtouch

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
touching — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto