Synonyms of impinging

impinging

verb

present participle of impinge

as in colliding

to come into usually forceful contact with something

hail was noisily impinging upon the car's exterior

Synonyms & Similar Words

• colliding
• bumping
• slamming
• banging
• smashing
• crashing
• ramming
• knocking
• hitting
• impacting
• thudding
• striking
• swiping
• bashing
• glancing
• bouncing
• contacting
• scraping
• ricocheting
• brushing
• sweeping
• touching
• skipping
• pushing
• landing
• grazing
• rebounding
• caroming
• nudging
• skimming
• shaving
• kissing
• jostling
• pressing
• clunking
• bulldozing
• muscling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missing
• skirting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of impinging

The state of the economy is not yet impinging on Iran’s ability to wage war. — Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026

Gonzalez was a little worried about impinging on Sinclaire, also a single mother, but took the offer — her only other option was to move in with her mother in New Jersey. — Kayla Levy, Curbed, 25 June 2026

Likewise, Levine has said city staff has tried to discover the best way to address the important issue of residents needing cell phone service, without impinging on enjoyment of Wentworth Park. — Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 30 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

In principle, besides fluctuating stars transients can be associated with other things, too, such as extreme space weather events impinging on the upper atmosphere, sunlight glinting off reflective objects near Earth, as well as flaws in the telescope or the imaging process. — Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2025

Workers aren’t necessarily worried about AI impinging on their jobs – a large majority, 80%, view AI technologies, including gen AI, as more of an opportunity than a threat. — Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025

Democrats are apoplectic, accusing Trump of impinging on the Fed’s independence. — Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 26 Aug. 2025