touching vs dab

dab vs touching

touching and dab both are nouns.

touching is an adjective but dab is not an adjective.

touching is not a verb while dab is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
touching	Yes	Yes	No	No
dab	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, dab is a hyponym of touching; that is, dab is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than touching:

touching: the act of putting two things together with no space between them
dab: a light touch or stroke

Other hyponyms of touching include contact, physical contact, pat, tap, hit, hitting, striking, dig, jab, kiss, buss, kiss, osculation, catch, grab, snap, snatch, handling, manipulation, fingering, grope, palpation, tactual exploration, tickle, tickling, titillation, stroke, stroking, tag, lap, lick, grazing, shaving, skimming.

touching (noun)	dab (noun)
the act of putting two things together with no space between them	a light touch or stroke
the event of something coming in contact with the body	a dance move in which the dancer simultaneously drops the head while raising an arm and the elbow in a gesture that has been noted to resemble sneezing
	a small quantity of something moist or liquid

touching (adjective)	dab (adjective)
arousing affect

touching (verb)	dab (verb)
	to smoke marijuana using butane hash oil
	hit lightly
	apply (usually a liquid) to a surface
	to perform a dance move in which the dancer simultaneously drops the head while raising an arm and the elbow in a gesture that has been noted to resemble sneezing

Difference between touching and dab

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