impinged; impinging
2
: to have an effect : make an impression
waiting for the germ of a new idea to impinge upon my mind—
Phyllis Bentley
Phyllis Bentley3
: to strike or dash especially with a sharp collision
I heard the rain impinge upon the earth—James Joyce
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hail was noisily impinging upon the car's exterior
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And after Trump won this past November’s election, his lawyers argued that the case had to be scrapped to avoid impinging on his upcoming presidency and his transition to the Oval Office.
—Michelle L. Price, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
And after Trump won this past November's election, his lawyers argued that the case had to be scrapped to avoid impinging on his upcoming presidency and his transition to the Oval Office.
—Michael R. Sisak, TIME, 10 Jan. 2025
The images aren’t only stripped of superfluities; they’re hermetically sealed off from anything that could impinge from offscreen ...
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
The images aren’t only stripped of superfluities; they’re hermetically sealed off from anything that could impinge from offscreen, from the world at large.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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Michelle L. Price, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
And after Trump won this past November's election, his lawyers argued that the case had to be scrapped to avoid impinging on his upcoming presidency and his transition to the Oval Office.
—Michael R. Sisak, TIME, 10 Jan. 2025
The images aren’t only stripped of superfluities; they’re hermetically sealed off from anything that could impinge from offscreen ...
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
The images aren’t only stripped of superfluities; they’re hermetically sealed off from anything that could impinge from offscreen, from the world at large.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Impinge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impinge. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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impinge
verb
im·pinge
im-ˈpinj 
impinged; impinging
1
: to strike or dash especially with a sharp collision
sound waves impinge on the eardrums
2
: encroach sense 1, infringe
impinge on another's rights
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