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Touching

/ˈtʌtʃɪŋ/

Provoking sadness and pity; that can cause sadness or heartbreak among witnesses to a sad event or situation.

📖 Definitions of "Touching"

adjective

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Provoking sadness and pity; that can cause sadness or heartbreak among witnesses to a sad event or situation.
"a touching story"

preposition

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
poignant	Evoking strong mental sensation, to the point of distress; emotionally moving.
touchnoun	Primarily physical senses.
movingnoun	(not comparable) That moves or move.
affecting	Producing or causing strong feelings and emotions.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
affectingverb	Producing or causing strong feelings and emotions.
movingnoun	(not comparable) That moves or move.
poignant	Evoking strong mental sensation, to the point of distress; emotionally moving.
heartbreakingnoun	That causes great grief, anguish or distress.
afflictingnoun	An affliction.
upsettingnoun	Causing upset; distressing, unsettling, hurtful.
concerningnoun	Causing concern; worrying.
inappropriate	Not appropriate; not suitable for the situation, time, or place.
playverb	(intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
gropingnoun	An act of groping; a grope.
affectednoun	Influenced or changed by something.
stirringnoun	invigorating or inspiring
constrainingnoun	The act by which something is constrained.
emotivenoun	Of or relating to emotion.
emotionalnoun	Of or relating to the emotions.
contactverb	(transitive) To touch; to come into physical contact with.
reachingnoun	The action of one who reaches; an attempt to grasp something by stretching.
reachverb	(intransitive) To extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in the hand).
feelverb	(heading) To sense or think emotionally or judgmentally.
hittingnoun	A series of hits or blows directed at a person or object.