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Touching

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Similar meaning 2

Moving 84% connected

of Move

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Moving 84% connected

of Move

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Broader term 5

Act 76% connected

That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.

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Contact 76% connected

A close union or junction of bodies; a touching or meeting.

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Deed 76% connected

Dead.

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Impinging 76% connected

of Impinge

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Striking 76% connected

of Strike

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Narrower term 33

Brush 76% connected

An instrument composed of bristles, or other like material, set in a suitable back or handle, as of wood, bone, or ivory, and used for various purpos…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Buss 76% connected

A kiss; a rude or playful kiss; a smack.

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Catch 76% connected

To lay hold on; to seize, especially with the hand; to grasp (anything) in motion, with the effect of holding; as, to catch a ball.

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Contact 76% connected

A close union or junction of bodies; a touching or meeting.

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Dab 76% connected

A skillful hand; a dabster; an expert.

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Dig 76% connected

To turn up, or delve in, (earth) with a spade or a hoe; to open, loosen, or break up (the soil) with a spade, or other sharp instrument; to pierce, o…

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Fingering 76% connected

of Finger

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Grab 76% connected

A vessel used on the Malabar coast, having two or three masts.

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Grazing 76% connected

of Graze

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Grope 76% connected

To feel with or use the hands; to handle.

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Handling 76% connected

of Handle

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Hit 76% connected

It.

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Hitting 76% connected

of Hit

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Jab 76% connected

To thrust; to stab; to punch. See Job, v. t.

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Kiss 76% connected

To salute with the lips, as a mark of affection, reverence, submission, forgiveness, etc.

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Lap 76% connected

The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.

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Lick 76% connected

To draw or pass the tongue over; as, a dog licks his master's hand.

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Manipulation 76% connected

The act or process of manipulating, or the state of being manipulated; the act of handling work by hand; use of the hands, in an artistic or skillful…

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Osculation 76% connected

The act of kissing; a kiss.

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Palpation 76% connected

Act of touching or feeling.

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Pat 76% connected

To strike gently with the fingers or hand; to stroke lightly; to tap; as, to pat a dog.

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Shaving 76% connected

of Shave

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Skimming 76% connected

of Skim

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Snap 76% connected

To break at once; to break short, as substances that are brittle.

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Snatch 76% connected

To take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony; as, to snatch a loaf or a kiss.

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Striking 76% connected

of Strike

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Stroke 76% connected

Struck.

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Stroking 76% connected

The act of rubbing gently with the hand, or of smoothing; a stroke.

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Tag 76% connected

Any slight appendage, as to an article of dress; something slight hanging loosely; specifically, a direction card, or label.

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Tap 76% connected

To strike with a slight or gentle blow; to touch gently; to rap lightly; to pat; as, to tap one with the hand or a cane.

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Tickle 76% connected

To touch lightly, so as to produce a peculiar thrilling sensation, which commonly causes laughter, and a kind of spasm which become dengerous if too…

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Tickling 76% connected

of Tickle

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Titillation 76% connected

The act of tickling, or the state of being tickled; a tickling sensation.

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Derivationally related 2

Touch 74% connected

To come in contact with; to hit or strike lightly against; to extend the hand, foot, or the like, so as to reach or rest on.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Touch 74% connected

To come in contact with; to hit or strike lightly against; to extend the hand, foot, or the like, so as to reach or rest on.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 3

Affecting 92% connected

of Affect

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Poignant 92% connected

Pricking; piercing; sharp; pungent.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Touch 92% connected

To come in contact with; to hit or strike lightly against; to extend the hand, foot, or the like, so as to reach or rest on.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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