- present participle of touch.
touching
Example Sentences
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This arrangement allows the researchers to transfer energy to the plasma without physically touching it.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026
The yield on the 10-year Treasury note, which influences interest rates across the economy, settled at 5.243% Friday after touching a fresh 24-year high earlier this week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
On campus, students are educated on the importance of not touching or feeding the donkeys, which weigh about 500 pounds and can charge at humans when feeling threatened.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
After touching its narrowest level on record recently, there have been signs that breadth is making a comeback, as more stocks and sectors have turned higher over the past few sessions.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
It felt like she had hugged me without touching me.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
