Definition of contacting:
(n) :
The establishment of communication (with).
(n) :
The act of touching physically; being in close association.
(n) :
Someone who can be contacted, or with whom one is in communication.
(n) :
(by extension) A means of communication with a person, especially in the form of a telephone number.
(v) :
(transitive) To touch; to come into physical contact with.
(v) :
(transitive) To establish communication with (something or someone).