impinging
Meaning of impinging
- 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 impinging
- It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of impinging
im-ping-ing
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- impinging is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
impinging synonyms
Meaning contact:
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 impinging
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