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impinge

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of impinge

to come into usually forceful contact with something

hail was noisily impinging upon the carʼs exterior

Synonyms of impinge

bang, bash, bump, collide, crash, hit, impact, knock, ram, slam, smash, strike, swipe, thud

Words Related to impinge

bounce, carom, clunk, glance, rebound, ricochet, skim, skip

contact, land, touch

brush, graze, kiss, nudge, scrape, shave, sweep

bulldoze, jostle, muscle, press, push

Near Antonyms of impinge

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