impinge
verb (used without object)
to make an impression; have an effect or impact (usually followed by on orupon ).
impinging
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present participleof impinge.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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“Magnificent Seven” stocks are impinging on investors’ returns, according to Citigroup — and it’s triggered the fourth-worst day for momentum stocks in 22 years.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
However, to allow the declaration element of Massa's case to proceed "comes too close in my view to impinging on the right of the FIA to govern its own affairs", the judge said.
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2025
Those things are impinging on what cells do and the genes they will use.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 9, 2023
"I don't think that's impinging on anybody's First Amendment rights to protect my staff."
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2023
Natural uranium’s fission cross section—that is, the probability that the nucleus would fission under given circumstances—was highly sensitive to the energy of the impinging neutrons.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
