Impinging

adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An impingement.

    "These factors include our genetic characteristics, our conditioning as we grow up, the culture within which we live – and direct impingings of the environment upon our senses."

  2. 2
    the physical coming together of two or more things wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of impinge form-of, gerund, participle, present

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contactcontactcontingentglancinggrazingmeeting

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"Pressure from work is impinging on my personal life."

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