touching

Adjective CEFR B1 Frequent

ˈtʌt͡ʃɪŋ

Definitions

Provoking sadness and pity; that can cause sadness or heartbreak among witnesses to a sad event or situation.
In direct contact with.
exciting

Equivalents

Españolemocionante emotivo

Françaistouchant

Deutschanrührend ergreifend rührend

18 more languages

العربيةمؤثر

Bosanskidirljiv ganutljiv ганутљив

Češtinadojemný jímavý tklivý

Ελληνικάσυγκινητικός

Suomiherkistävä liikkis liikuttava

Hrvatskidirljiv ganutljiv ганутљив

Italianocommovente toccante

日本語感動的涙ぐましい

한국어감동적

Latinaflexanimus

Nederlandsroerend

Polskiporuszający

Portuguêstocante

Српскиdirljiv ganutljiv ганутљив

Svenskarörande

Türkçedokunaklı garip mümas

Українськадотичний зворушливий ревний

Tiếng Việtmùi mẫn

Examples

“a touching story”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

touchless touchous touchproof touchy touchy-feely tough

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