Touching definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary TOUCHING, ppr. tuch'ing. Coming on contact with; hitting; striking; affecting. 1. Concerning; relating to; with respect to. Now as touching things offered to idols-- 1 Corinthians 8. 2. a. Affecting; moving; pathetic. TOUCHING, n. tuch'ing. Touch; the sense of feeling. WordNet (r ... poignant grief cannot endure forever"; "his gratitude was simple and touching" [syn: affecting, poignant, touching] n 1: the event of something coming in contact ...
... spider's touch how exquisitely fine! 2. The act of touching. The touch of cold water made him shrink. 3. The ... hand"; "the cooling touch of the night air" [syn: touch, touching] 2: the faculty by which external objects or forces are ... at his touch the room filled with lights" [syn: touch, touching] 6: a slight but appreciable amount; "this dish could use ... the tactile sense; "Helen Keller felt the physical world by touching people and objects around her" 3: affect emotionally; "A stirring ... an opponent in fencing 2. the act or fact of touching; also the act or an instance of handling or controlling ... of the hands: as a. a manner or method of touching or striking especially the keys of a keyboard instrument ...
... 1828 Dictionary CONTACT, n. [L., to touch. See Touch.] A touching; touch; close union or juncture of bodies. Two bodies come ... been in contact with extraterrestrial beings" 2: the act of touching physically; "her fingers came in contact with the light switch ... syn: contact, physical contact] 3: the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity; "litmus paper turns red ... 1. a. union or junction of surfaces b. the apparent touching or mutual tangency of the limbs of two celestial bodies ... Dictionary n. & v. --n. 1 the state or condition of touching, meeting, or communicating. 2 a person who is or may ... Contingent.] 1. A close union or junction of bodies; a touching or meeting. 2. (Geom.) The property of two curves, ...
... instigating; persuading; influencing. 1. a. Exciting the passions or affections; touching; pathetic; affecting; adapted to excite or affect the passions; as ... a faithful dog > • movingly adverb Synonyms: moving, impressive, poignant, affecting, touching, pathetic mean having the power to produce deep emotion. moving ... moving but most often suggests pathos < an affecting deathbed reunion >. touching implies arousing tenderness or compassion < the touching innocence in a child's eyes >. pathetic implies moving to ... the mind; adapted to move the sympathies, passions, or affections; touching; pathetic; as, a moving appeal. I sang an old moving ... to see how much strangers can care for each other... = touching ADJ • movingly You write very movingly of your sister ...
... definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary TAN'GENT, n. [L. tangens, touching. See Touch.] In geometry, a right line which touches a ... trigonometry, the tangent of an arc, is a right line touching the arc at one extremity, and terminated by a second ... of a line or surface) that is a tangent. 2 touching. Phrases and idioms: at a tangent diverging from a previous ... angle. Tangent of an arc, a right line, as ta, touching the arc of a circle at one extremity a, and ... angle. Tangent of an arc, a right line, as ta, touching the arc of a circle at one extremity a, and ... Dictionary Tangent Tan"gent, a. [L. tangens, -entis, p. pr.] Touching; touching at a single point; specifically (Geom.) meeting a ...
... Dictionary CONTIGUOUS, a. [L., con and tango, tago, to touch.] Touching; meeting or joining at the surface or border; as two ... conterminous, contiguous] 3: having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching; "Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"; "the ... at contingent Date: circa 1609 1. being in actual contact ; touching along a boundary or at a point 2. of angles ... 2 3. next or near in time or sequence 4. touching or connected throughout in an unbroken sequence < contiguous row houses ... noun Oxford Reference Dictionary adj. (usu. foll. by with, to) touching, esp. along a line; in contact. Derivatives: contiguously adv. Etymology ... to touch on all sides. See Contingent.] In actual contact; touching; also, adjacent; near; neighboring; adjoining. The two halves of ...
... clearinghouse 7. a. to go over, under, or by without touching < the ball just cleared the uprights > b. to move through ... a security clearance. 4. To fly over an obstacle without touching it. 5. To pass a designated point, line, or object ... etc. 5 tr. pass over or by safely or without touching, esp. by jumping. 6 tr. make (an amount of money ... Addison. 7. To leap or pass by, or over, without touching or failure; as, to clear a hedge; to clear a ... or someone is clear of something else, it is not touching it or is a safe distance away from it. As ... jump over the object, or over something that height, without touching it. Sotomayor, the Cuban holder of the world high ...
... Dictionary AFFECT'ING, ppr. 1. Impressing; having an effect on; touching the feelings; moving the passions; attempting a false show; greatly ... poignant grief cannot endure forever"; "his gratitude was simple and touching" [syn: affecting, poignant, touching] Merriam Webster's adjective Date: 1720 evoking a strong emotional ... 1. Moving the emotions; fitted to excite the emotions; pathetic; touching; as, an affecting address; an affecting sight. The most affecting ... affecting drama about a woman with a terminal illness. = moving, touching ADJ [approval] Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms a. Moving, touching, pathetic, piteous, impressive. Moby Thesaurus afflictive, bitter, bleak, cheerless, ...
Fingering definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary FIN'GERING, ppr. Handling; touching lightly. FIN'GERING, n. 1. The act of touching lightly or handling. 2. The manner of touching an instrument of music. 3. Delicate work made with the ... notes (or sequences of notes) on a musical instrument 2: touching something with the fingers Merriam Webster's noun Date: 14th ... of fingering 2. the act or process of handling or touching with the fingers Oxford Reference Dictionary 1. n. 1 a ... ing, n. 1. The act or process of handling or touching with the fingers. The mere sight and fingering of ...
... Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1876 1. the act of touching a football to the ground behind an opponent's goal ... ball is declared dead 2. the act or moment of touching down (as with an airplane or spacecraft) Oxford Reference Dictionary ... Rugby Football & Amer. Football the act or an instance of touching down. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Touchdown Touch"down`, n. (Football) The act of touching the football down behind the opponents' goal . Safety touchdown. See ...
... by side] 2: having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching; "Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"; "the ... contiguous, neighboring] 3: near or close to but not necessarily touching; "lands adjacent to the mountains"; "New York and adjacent cities ... house with an adjacent garage >. adjoining definitely implies meeting and touching at some point or line < had adjoining rooms at the ... juxtaposed, juxtapositional, juxtapositive, linked, nearby, nearest, neighbor, neighboring, next, successive, touching
... LAM'BENT, a. [L. lambens, lambo, to lick.] Playing about; touching lightly; gliding over; as a lambent flame. WordNet (r) 3 ... Lap to drink by licking.] 1. Playing on the surface; touching lightly; gliding over. ``A lambent flame.'' --Dryden. ``A lambent style ... Synonyms a. 1. Playing about (like the tongue in licking), touching lightly, gliding over, licking. 2. Gleaming, flickering, twinkling. Moby Thesaurus aflicker, barely touching, beaming, bickering, blinking, brilliant, dancing, effulgent, flashing, flickering, flickery, flicky ...