touched

Definition

  • adjective: having a small amount of something
  • adjective: emotionally stirred (as with gratitude)
  • usually + 'with'
  • synonyms: sick, insane, grazed

Examples

  • He was 'touched for' a run in the first inning. [=they scored a run off him in the first inning]

  • Their house burned to the ground, but the house next door wasn't 'touched' by the fire.

  • I haven't 'touched' my essay all week, and it's due this Friday!

Movie quotes

  • (..) Bay has returned to the slavers. What about the dragons? We have two of them here beneath the pyramid. They are not eating. They haven't touched any food since Queen Daenerys left. Daenerys is the dragon queen. Can't very well let the dragons starve, that's obvious. (..)
    2016 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: Home Season: 6 Episode 2