touching

Etymology 1

From Middle English touchynge, equivalent to touch + -ing.

verb

1. present participle and gerund of touch

adj

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

prep

1. Regarding; concerning.

Etymology 2

From Middle English touching, touchinge, touchynge, equivalent to touch + -ing.

noun

1. The act by which something is touched.
   But we can also take a more analytical attitude to these displays, interpreting the movements as no more than approachings, touchings, and departings with no implication that one shape caused the other to move. 2011, Lance J. Rips, Lines of Thought: Central Concepts in Cognitive Psychology, page 168
2. (India, in the plural) A snack served with alcoholic drinks in an informal environment.