impinge
verb (used without object)
to make an impression; have an effect or impact (usually followed by on orupon ).
impinged
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past participleof impinge.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof impinge.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
impingeverb (used without object)to make an impression; have an effect or impact (usually followed by on orupon ).
Example Sentences
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Brusuelas says the economy likely won’t be impinged so long as oil stays below $125 a barrel.
From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026
MSPs made significant amendments to the current hate crime legislation when they were scrutinising the bill in parliament after lawyers, journalists and comedians raised concerns that it impinged on free speech.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2024
Judges in those cases said the new statutes most likely impinged on social media companies’ free speech rights to distribute information as well as young people’s rights to have access to it.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2024
Baez was determined that the documentary represent “an honest legacy,” both the heights of her 1960s-era activism, as well as the “wrinkles” that impinged upon her personal journey.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2023
A feeling that I was forgetting something impinged on my too- rare happiness.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
