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   touching

   /ˈtʌtʃɪŋ/

   adjective

   • 1. arousing feelings of sympathy or gratitude: "your loyalty is very touching"

   preposition

   • 1. concerning; about: "discoveries touching the neglected traditions of the London Boroughs"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a preposition): from French touchant, present participle of toucher ‘to touch’; the adjective (early 16th century) is from touch + -ing2.

   Derivatives

   • 1. touchingly adverb
   • 2. touchingness noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • T

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   • O

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   • U

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   • C

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   • H

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   • I

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   • N

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   • G

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