Associations to the word «Impinge»

Wiktionary

IMPINGE, verb. (transitive) (now rare) To make a physical impact (on); to collide, to crash (upon).
IMPINGE, verb. (intransitive) (figuratively) To interfere with; to encroach (on, upon).
IMPINGE, verb. (intransitive) To have an effect upon; to limit.

Dictionary definition

IMPINGE, verb. Impinge or infringe upon; "This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains".
IMPINGE, verb. Advance beyond the usual limit.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King