impinged; impinging
Definition of impinge
2
: to have an effect : make an impression
waiting for the germ of a new idea to impinge upon my mind— Phyllis Bentley
3
: to strike or dash especially with a sharp collision
I heard the rain impinge upon the earth— James Joyce
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The first known use of impinge was in 1605
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