- adjectivetouching (adjective)preposition
- concerning; about:"evidence touching the facts of Roger's case"
Originlate Middle English (as a preposition): from French touchant, present participle of toucher ‘to touch’; the adjective (early 16th century) is from touch + -ing.verbtouching (present participle)- come into or be in contact with:"he leaned back so that only two legs of his chair touched the floor" · "the dog had one paw outstretched, not quite touching the ground"
- bring one's hand or another part of one's body into contact with:"he touched a strand of her hair" · "she lowered her head to touch his fingers with her lips"
- come or bring into mutual contact:"for a moment their fingers touched" · "we touched wheels and nearly came off the road"
- geometrybe tangent to (a curve or surface) at a certain point.
- handle in order to manipulate, alter, or otherwise affect, especially in an adverse way:"I didn't play her records or touch any of her stuff"Similar:meddle withplay (about/around) withtoy withfiddle withinterfere withtamper withlay a hand onlay a finger onput to usehave access toavail oneself of
- cause harm to (someone):"I've got friends who'll pull strings—nobody will dare touch me"
- consume or use (food, drink, money, etc.):"the beer by his right hand was hardly touched" · "in three years I haven't touched a cent of the money"Opposite:refrain from
- used to indicate that something is avoided or rejected:"he was good only for the jobs that nobody else would touch"Similar:be associated withconcern oneself withinvolve oneself in/withget involved with/inhave something to do withhave dealings withdeal withbe a party to
- have an effect on; make a difference to:"a tenth of state companies have been touched by privatization"Similar:have an effect onhave a bearing onbe relevant tobe pertinent to
- (of a quality or expression) be or become visible or apparent in:"the voice was touched by hysteria" · "a wry smile touched his lips"
OriginMiddle English: the verb from Old French tochier, probably from a Romance word of imitative origin; the noun originally from Old French touche, later (in certain senses) directly from the verb. - People also ask
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