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touching home

touching home is the present participle and gerund of touch home.

Meaning of touch home

Verb

touch home (third-person singular simple present touches home, present participle touching home, simple past and past participle touched home)

  1. (intransitive) To impact someone deeply and emotionally; resonate.
    Synonyms:
    hit home

Questions about touching home

What is touching home the present participle and gerund of?
Touching home is the present participle and gerund of touch home.

Words near touching home in the dictionary

  1. touching base
  2. touching bottom
  3. touching cloth
  4. touching down
  5. touching grass
  6. touching home
  7. touching in
  8. touching off
  9. touching on
  10. touching one's forelock
  11. touching oneself

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