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

  • (..) [Fast-paced, suspensefuI instrumentaI music] ManoIo. Is this what you want, Tony? You can't stand for another man to be touching me. So you want me, Tony? What are you taIking about? Is that it? Here I am, Tony. I am aII yours now, Tony, you see? (..)
    1983 Scarface