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
James Joyce
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hail was noisily impinging upon the car's exterior
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By providing trustworthy information and more choices, the USDA could help lower emissions without impinging on anyone’s liberty to sell or consume meat.
—Jan Dutkiewicz, The New Republic, 5 Sep. 2023
Private equity isn’t the whole story here, but its rise accentuates finance’s power to guide city politics away from any measure that might impinge on the extremely wealthy.
—Sam Needleman, The New York Review of Books, 7 Oct. 2023
The switch to a fabric roof from the previous retractable hardtop also means that putting the top down doesn't impinge on trunk space, which is sufficient to swallow a large suitcase or a couple of roll-aboards.
—Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 12 July 2023
The antenna helps keep signals close to Earth’s surface and avoids impinging on the remote-sensing satellites that track the climate and weather changes orbiting above.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 July 2023
Given their short career expectancy, NFL players inevitably feel anxiety when injuries or coaching decisions impinge on their financial outlook.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2023
Revisions to Chinese counterespionage laws that came into effect on July 1 have heightened the United States’ concerns about national security impinging on business interests — fears intensified by the growing use of exit bans to prevent foreigners and Chinese alike from leaving.
—Christian Shepherd, Washington Post, 10 July 2023
Nor will this impinge on his top short-term priority – to reestablish stability and his personal control, after the show of defiance by his longtime protégé, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner militia group.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 June 2023
Workers at those companies have signed petitions pushing back on requests to return to offices, arguing that doing so would impinge on their productivity, mental health and work-life balance.
—Taylor Telford and Gerrit De Vynck, Anchorage Daily News, 8 June 2023
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Jan Dutkiewicz, The New Republic, 5 Sep. 2023
Private equity isn’t the whole story here, but its rise accentuates finance’s power to guide city politics away from any measure that might impinge on the extremely wealthy.
—Sam Needleman, The New York Review of Books, 7 Oct. 2023
The switch to a fabric roof from the previous retractable hardtop also means that putting the top down doesn't impinge on trunk space, which is sufficient to swallow a large suitcase or a couple of roll-aboards.
—Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 12 July 2023
The antenna helps keep signals close to Earth’s surface and avoids impinging on the remote-sensing satellites that track the climate and weather changes orbiting above.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 July 2023
Given their short career expectancy, NFL players inevitably feel anxiety when injuries or coaching decisions impinge on their financial outlook.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2023
Revisions to Chinese counterespionage laws that came into effect on July 1 have heightened the United States’ concerns about national security impinging on business interests — fears intensified by the growing use of exit bans to prevent foreigners and Chinese alike from leaving.
—Christian Shepherd, Washington Post, 10 July 2023
Nor will this impinge on his top short-term priority – to reestablish stability and his personal control, after the show of defiance by his longtime protégé, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner militia group.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 June 2023
Workers at those companies have signed petitions pushing back on requests to return to offices, arguing that doing so would impinge on their productivity, mental health and work-life balance.
—Taylor Telford and Gerrit De Vynck, Anchorage Daily News, 8 June 2023
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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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