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TOUCH A CHORD

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Evoke a reaction, response, or emotion

Example:

The storyteller touched a chord

Synonyms:

strike a chord; touch a chord

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "touch a chord" is one way to...):

arouse; elicit; enkindle; evoke; fire; kindle; provoke; raise (call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses))

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

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