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Impinging   /ɪmpˈɪndʒɪŋ/   Listen
Impinging

noun
1.
The physical coming together of two or more things.  Synonyms: contact, striking.



Impinge

verb
(past & past part. impinged; pres. part. impinging)
1.
Impinge or infringe upon.  Synonyms: encroach, entrench, trench.  "This matter entrenches on other domains"
2.
Advance beyond the usual limit.  Synonyms: encroach, infringe.



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"Impinging" Quotes from Famous Books



... salt remained an impregnable bulwark. Where the winter rains leached it, new tons of the mineral replaced those washed away. Constant observation showed no advance; if anything the edge of the grass impinging directly on the salt was sullenly retreating. The central bulk remained, a vast, obstinate mass, but most people thought it would somehow end by consuming itself, if indeed this doom were not anticipated by fresh scatterings of ...
— Greener Than You Think • Ward Moore



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