touching
Definitions
Noun
- The event of something coming in contact with the body
- The act of putting two things together with no space between them
Verb
- Make physical contact with, come in contact with
- Perceive via the tactile sense
- Affect emotionally
- Be relevant to
- Be in direct physical contact with; make contact
- Have an effect upon
- Deal with; usually used with a form of negation
- Cause to be in brief contact with
- To extend as far as
- Be equal to in quality or ability
- Tamper with
- Make a more or less disguised reference to
- Comprehend
- Consume
- Color lightly
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "touching".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | touching | 2 | 15 |
| 2 | retouching | 3 | 1 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "touching".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | taking | 2 | 175 |
| 2 | trying | 2 | 163 |
| 3 | talking | 2 | 100 |
| 4 | turning | 2 | 75 |
| 5 | teaching | 2 | 67 |
| 6 | telling | 2 | 52 |
| 7 | staining | 2 | 37 |
| 8 | staring | 2 | 26 |
| 9 | stating | 2 | 16 |
| 10 | stopping | 2 | 14 |
| 11 | timing | 2 | 11 |
| 12 | towering | 3 | 11 |
| 13 | attacking | 3 | 9 |
| 14 | steering | 2 | 9 |
| 15 | stepping | 2 | 9 |
| 16 | tearing | 2 | 9 |
| 17 | outgoing | 3 | 8 |
| 18 | sticking | 2 | 8 |
| 19 | sterling | 2 | 7 |
| 20 | touring | 2 | 7 |
| 21 | typing | 2 | 7 |
| 22 | attaining | 3 | 6 |
| 23 | stealing | 2 | 6 |
| 24 | stunning | 2 | 6 |
| 25 | tapping | 2 | 6 |
| 26 | tubing | 2 | 6 |
| 27 | steaming | 2 | 5 |
| 28 | tooling | 2 | 5 |
| 29 | tossing | 2 | 5 |
| 30 | stooping | 2 | 4 |
| 31 | storing | 2 | 4 |
| 32 | tiring | 2 | 4 |
| 33 | attaching | 3 | 3 |
| 34 | staging | 2 | 3 |
| 35 | stirling | 2 | 3 |
| 36 | teasing | 2 | 3 |
| 37 | tuning | 2 | 3 |
| 38 | outlying | 3 | 2 |
| 39 | stacking | 2 | 2 |
| 40 | stalking | 2 | 2 |
| 41 | stalling | 2 | 2 |
| 42 | starring | 2 | 2 |
| 43 | stinging | 2 | 2 |
| 44 | stuffing | 2 | 2 |
| 45 | tacking | 2 | 2 |
| 46 | topping | 2 | 2 |
| 47 | tucking | 2 | 2 |
| 48 | staffing | 2 | 1 |
| 49 | stocking | 2 | 1 |
| 50 | styling | 2 | 1 |
| 51 | tagging | 2 | 1 |
| 52 | taming | 2 | 1 |
| 53 | teaming | 2 | 1 |
| 54 | teeming | 2 | 1 |
| 55 | teething | 2 | 1 |
| 56 | terming | 2 | 1 |
| 57 | ticking | 2 | 1 |
| 58 | tilling | 2 | 1 |
| 59 | tipping | 2 | 1 |
| 60 | tugging | 2 | 1 |
| 61 | outdoing | 3 | 0 |
| 62 | outlawing | 3 | 0 |
| 63 | outweighing | 3 | 0 |
| 64 | stabbing | 2 | 0 |
| 65 | staking | 2 | 0 |
| 66 | stashing | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | staving | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | stehling | 2 | 0 |
| 69 | stelling | 2 | 0 |
| 70 | stemming | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | stitching | 2 | 0 |
| 72 | stoking | 2 | 0 |
| 73 | stoning | 2 | 0 |
| 74 | stowing | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | straying | 2 | 0 |
| 76 | tabbing | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | tailing | 2 | 0 |
| 78 | tanning | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | taping | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | tarring | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | teeling | 2 | 0 |
| 82 | tiding | 2 | 0 |
| 83 | tithing | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | toiling | 2 | 0 |
| 85 | tolling | 2 | 0 |
| 86 | toning | 2 | 0 |
| 87 | toting | 2 | 0 |
| 88 | touting | 2 | 0 |
| 89 | turing | 2 | 0 |
| 90 | tusing | 2 | 0 |
| 91 | tussing | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "touching".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | thing | 1 | 333 |
| 2 | touch | 1 | 87 |
| 3 | touring | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | ching | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | itching | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | crouching | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | tucking | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | retouching | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | vouching | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | torching | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | couching | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | outpouching | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | trouncing | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | slouching | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | turchin | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | touting | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | houchin | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | etching | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | toughening | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | witching | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "touching" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "touching" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "touching" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | two | 1 | 2 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 17
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 91
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 2
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter accused of touching women’s hair is barred from Metro
Mar 15, 2026 The Washington Post
Mar 15, 2026 The Washington Post
Windstorm topples massive tree onto North Seattle home, touching three properties
Mar 13, 2026 KING5.com
Mar 13, 2026 KING5.com
Former Santa Rosa school staffer sentenced in sex assault against adult student with disabilities
Mar 12, 2026 The Press Democrat
Mar 12, 2026 The Press Democrat

