v.
(impinges, impinging, impinged)
(
usu. impinge on)
have an effect.
▸come into contact; encroach.
Derivative
- impingement n.
- impinger n.
Etymology
C16 (orig. in the sense ‘thrust at forcibly’, then ‘come into forcible contact’): from L. impingere ‘drive something in or at’.
