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• Impinging — Impinge Im*pinge , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impinged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Impinging}.] [L. impingere; pref. im in + pangere to fix, strike; prob. akin to pacisci to agree, contract. See {Pact}, and cf. {Impact}.] To fall or dash against; to touch upon; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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• impinge — [c]/ɪmˈpɪndʒ / (say im pinj) verb (impinged, impinging) –verb (i) 1. to strike or dash (on, upon, or against): rays of light impinging on the eye. –verb (t) 2. Obsolete to come into violent contact with. –phrase …  

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