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touching on

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

Meaning of touch on

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To mention briefly; to cursorily discuss.
    • We touched on the subject of wages, but we didn't reach a conclusion.
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To come or go to for a short time.
    • I made a little voyage round the lake, and touched on the several towns that lie on its coasts.1705, J[oseph] Addison, Remarks on Several Parts of Italy, &c. in the Years 1701, 1702, 1703, London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC

Questions about touching on

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

Words near touching on in the dictionary

  1. touching down
  2. touching grass
  3. touching home
  4. touching in
  5. touching off
  6. touching on
  7. touching one's forelock
  8. touching oneself
  9. touching some grass
  10. touching someone's hem
  11. touching someone's robe

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