touching

adj : arousing affect; "the homecoming of the released hostages

was an affecting scene"; "poignant grief cannot endure

forever"; "his gratitude was simple and touching" [syn:

{affecting}, {poignant}]

n 1: 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" [syn: {touch}]

2: the act of putting two things together with no space between

them; "at his touch the room filled with lights" [syn: {touch}]