Definition of touching

• the event of something coming in contact with the body; "he longed for the touch of her hand"; "the cooling touch of the night air"
• the act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights"
• arousing affect; "the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene"; "poignant grief cannot endure forever"; "his gratitude was simple and touching"