touching
Stirring the heart
Touching is a participle that works as a preposition, as is the case with many of its synonyms, such as concerning and regarding.
Evoking keen emotion
- movingEmotionally affecting
- heartfeltDeeply and sincerely meant
- tenderSoft or sore
- stirringArousing strong emotion
affecting · evocative · bittersweet · sentimental · tearjerker · heartwarming · uplifting · soulful
Sharing an edge with
- adjoiningSharing a border
- abuttingSharing a common border
- neighboringSituated beside another
- meetingGathering for discussion
converging · overlapping · proximate · flush · butting · edging · skirting · juxtaposed
Surface tactile quality
- sensationPerceived stimulus or phenomenon
- fingertipsTerminal phalanx pads
- palpablePerceptible to touch or senses
- pressureForce upon contact
warmth · coolness · roughness · smoothness · softness · hardness · dampness · dryness
poignant
Evoking keen emotion
stirring · affecting · evocative · bittersweet · sentimental · tearjerker · heartwarming · uplifting · soulful · wistful
bordering
Sharing an edge with
- adjoiningSharing a border
- abuttingSharing a common border
- neighboringSituated beside another
meeting · converging · overlapping · proximate · flush · butting · edging · skirting · juxtaposed
texture
Surface tactile quality
- sensationPerceived stimulus or phenomenon
- fingertipsTerminal phalanx pads
- palpablePerceptible to touch or senses
pressure · warmth · coolness · roughness · smoothness · softness · hardness · dampness · dryness · tingling
tap
Valve controlling liquid flow
nudge · poke · pat · stroke · caress · press · grasp · grip · handshake · collision
caress
Gentle loving touch
light · featherlike · brush · stroke · soothing · nuzzle · cuddle · comforting · dainty · gossamer
- touchfeel, caress, feeling, contact, stroking
- heartwarmingfeel-good, heartfelt, uplifting, tender, warm
- media descriptorsdramatic, thrilling, suspenseful, emotional, atmospheric
- nearnessnear, nearby, close, adjacent, next to
- nonverbal communicationgestures, pointing, body language, facial expressions, sign language
- petting zoogoats, rabbits, bunnies, lambs, chickens
touchingseparated
Put or kept apart
apart · separate · detached · distant · disconnected
touchingunmoving
Lacking any motion
cold · indifferent · unmoved · heartless · unemotional
- touching upMaking minor improvements
- touching downMaking contact with surface
- no touchingProhibition on physical contact
- touching baseBrief informal contact
- touching grassReconnecting with physical reality
- touching woodLuck-preserving superstition