Meaning & use
heart touching
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UK/ˈhɑːt ˌtʌtʃɪŋ/
US/ˈhɑːrt ˌtʌtʃɪŋ/
Meaning
adjectivenot comparable
Making you feel strong emotion, especially sadness or sympathy.
Grammar: Used before a noun: a heart-touching story. It is not usually used after a verb like 'be'.
Patterns
- a heart-touching story
- a heart-touching moment
- a heart-touching scene
The film was a heart-touching story about a lost dog.
She wrote a heart-touching letter to her old teacher.
It was a heart-touching moment when the soldiers returned home.
Common combinations
- a heart-touching story
- He told a heart-touching story about his childhood.
- a heart-touching moment
- The wedding was full of heart-touching moments.
- a heart-touching scene
- The final scene was deeply heart-touching.
- deeply heart-touching
- The documentary was deeply heart-touching.
Synonyms and how they differ
- moving
- More common and slightly more formal; it can describe things that make you feel sad or happy.
- touching
- Similar but often shorter and can be used after a verb: the story was touching.
- poignant
- More literary and suggests a sharp, bittersweet sadness.
Opposites
Practice
Which sentence uses 'heart-touching' correctly?
Choose one answer.
The adjective is usually used before a noun: 'a heart-touching story'. It is not normally used after 'be' (option A) and cannot be a verb (option C). Option D is missing 'a' before 'person'.
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