Handling
Handling noun - The action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means.
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Touch and handling are semantically related in impact topic. In some cases you can use "Touch" instead the word "Handling" as a noun or a verb.
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- Genre Savvy: In the later "Enlightenment" sketches, Dennis Lincoln-Park seems at least partly aware that he's in a setting where priceless relics can be destroyed with the slightest touch, and takes exaggerated care when handling them.
- In one episode of Jackie Chan Adventures, Valmont attempts to exorcise himself of the demon Shendu, by handling the Pan'Ku Box, an object forged using Good Magic, which Shendu can't touch.
Source: Exploited Immunity - While carrying Eldraad in "The Hand of Fear", he uses a delicate touch, parts of the action choreographed like a dance; but notice how he manhandles Sarah Jane in "The Ark in Space" and "The Android Invasion", in a way intended to give the impression he had no understanding of handling women.
Source: Ping-Pong Naïveté
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