Touching may refer to: *

Touch The somatosensory system, or somatic sensory system is a subset of the sensory nervous system. The main functions of the somatosensory system are the perception of external stimuli, the perception of internal stimuli, and the regulation of bo ...

, a sensation processed by the somatosensory system *

Physical intimacy Physical intimacy is sensuous proximity or touching. It is an act or reaction, such as an expression of feelings (including close friendship, platonic love, romantic love, or sexual attraction), between people. Examples of physical intim ...

, sensuous proximity or touching *

Forcible touching Forcible touching, under New York State law, is a sex offense.Lisa Forbes (2022)''I Can Take it from Here; A Memoir of Trauma, Prison, and Self-Empowerment''/ref> A person found guilty of it may be sentenced to up to one year in prison, up to t ...

, a sex offense under New York State law

Music

* ''Touching'' (Paul Bley album), 1965 * ''Touching'' (Eric Alexander album), 2012

Other

T,O,U,C,H,I,N,G ''T,O,U,C,H,I,N,G'' is a 12-minute short film directed by Paul Sharits in 1968. It uses many of the strategies characteristic of the structural film movement, including a static frame, flicker effects, flash frames and continual audio and visual r ...

, Paul Sharits film, 1968 {{disambig