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impinging

impinging noun: an impingement. Also the present participle and gerund of impinge.

Noun

impinging (plural impingings)

  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.2007, Peter Cave, Can a Robot be Human?: 33 Perplexing Philosophy Puzzles

Also used as

impinging is also the present participle and gerund of impinge.

Forms of impinging

Adjective
comparativemore impinging
superlativemost impinging
Noun
pluralimpingings

Words formed from impinging

Questions about impinging

What does impinging mean?
Impinging means an impingement.
What part of speech is impinging?
Impinging is a noun.
What is the plural of impinging?
The plural of impinging is impingings.

Words near impinging in the dictionary

  1. impingent
  2. impinger
  3. impingers
  4. impinges
  5. impingeth
  6. impinging
  7. impingingly
  8. impingings
  9. impings
  10. Impington
  11. impinguate

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