Definition of impinge
impinged
;impinging
intransitive verb
1 : to strike or dash especially with a sharp collision I heard the rain impinge upon the earth — James Joyce
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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Examples of impinge in a Sentence
hail was noisily impinging upon the car's exterior
Origin and Etymology of impinge
Latin impingere, from in- + pangere to fasten, drive in — more at pact
First Known Use: 1605
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