how to pronounce touched

/ˈtʌtʃt/

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touched is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of touched in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… runes are gonna get touched on every …”

meanings of touched

adjective:

Slightly mentally deficient; touched in the head.
Emotionally moved (by), made to feel emotion (by).

verb:

Simple past tense and past participle of touch.

touched frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word touched occurs in english on average 25.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.