impinge
Meaning of impinge
verb
- have an effect, especially a negative one.
several factors impinge on market efficiency
mid 16th century: from Latin impingere ‘drive something in or at’, from in- ‘into’ + pangere ‘fix, drive’. The word originally meant ‘thrust at forcibly’, then ‘come into forcible contact’; hence ‘encroach’ (mid 18th century).
Information about impinge
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of impinge is: impinges.
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Hyphenation of impinge
im-pinge
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- impinge is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
impinge synonyms
Meaning encroach:
encroach, entrench, trench, infringe
Meaning have an effect on; make a difference to:
Meaning come into or be in contact with:
Meaning have an influence on:
Words that rhyme with impinge
Inge, brainge, binge, harbinge, accinge, dinge, hinge, rehinge, unhinge, whinge, Kallinge, ellinge, linge, slinge, minge, compinge, pinge, Ringe, adstringe, astringe, befringe, constringe, cringe, fringe, infringe, microsyringe, obstringe, perstringe, refringe, restringe, ringe, scringe, springe, syringe, underfringe, unfringe, singe, attinge, betinge, intertinge, retinge, stinge, tinge, beswinge, swinge, twinge, winge
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