touching

Definition

  • adjective: having a strong emotional effect
  • adjective: capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion
  • preposition: in reference to

Examples

  • They were standing side-by-side with their shoulders 'touching'.

  • The temperature outside was 'touching' 38 degrees Celsius.

  • Their story was deeply/very 'touching'. [='moving']

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) You know how it upsets me. Bee, you gotta calm down right now. You gotta breathe, or just do whatever it is that you do. I'm calm. I'm calm. I'm not even touching it. Okay, I'm barely touching it. I'm barely touching it. Oh, my God. Turn back into a car right now! But really, this alien's (..)
    2014 Transformers: Age of Extinction