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
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: to strike or dash especially with a sharp collision
… I heard the rain impinge upon the earth …—James Joyce
James JoyceExamples of impinge in a Sentence
hail was noisily impinging upon the car's exterior
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Greg Cote
april 6, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Upgrades will require significant reinforcement of some walls and elevator shafts, though engineers have found ways to do the work by pouring new concrete footings and installing additional steel bracing without significantly impinging on internal spaces or being visible on exterior surfaces.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Markets have not fallen further because the outlook for earnings growth remains bullish, Turnquist said — though that could change the longer the conflict drags on and further impinges on consumer spending and business investment.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
Higher borrowing costs will impinge on infrastructure spending by states.
—Menaka Doshi, Bloomberg, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Impinge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impinge. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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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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