touch gingerly

Frequency: 4.71.3 per million words

To touch something in a careful or cautious way.

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Examples (10)

  • He touched the antique vase gingerly, afraid it might crack.
  • Please touch the wound gingerly when cleaning it.
  • She touches the piano keys gingerly at first, then grows bolder.
  • They touched the butterfly’s wings gingerly to avoid harming it.
  • I touched the screen gingerly to avoid triggering the alarm.
  • We should touch the topic gingerly in the meeting.
  • The child was touching the hot pan gingerly to test if it had cooled.
  • The scientist touched the specimen gingerly with tweezers.
  • If you must touch the artwork, do so gingerly.
  • She had touched the blister gingerly, but it still burst.