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Antonyms for impacting

Grammar : Verb
Spell : noun im-pakt; verb im-pakt
Phonetic Transcription : noun ˈɪm pækt; verb ɪmˈpækt

Definition of impacting

Origin :
  • c.1600, "press closely into something," from Latin impactus, past participle of impingere "to push into, dash against, thrust at" (see impinge). Originally sense preserved in impacted teeth (1876). Sense of "strike forcefully against something" first recorded 1916. Figurative sense of "have a forceful effect on" is from 1935. Related: Impacting.
  • verb hit with force
Example sentences :
  • They do not coat the infantile matter with a hard or impacting envelope.
  • Extract from : « Instigations » by Ezra Pound
  • The water, impacting against the side of the house, spouted skyward as high as the crojack-yard.
  • Extract from : « The Mutiny of the Elsinore » by Jack London
  • The direct, proximate, or necessary function of the hammer in normal operation is impacting.
  • Extract from : « The Classification of Patents » by United States Patent Office
  • He spread his feet, braced his shoulders and chest to the impacting masses of words, and waited.
  • Extract from : « The Wolf Cub » by Patrick Casey
  • The evolution or revolution of information technology is impacting everything we do and how we do it on a worldwide basis.
  • Extract from : « Shock and Awe » by Harlan K. Ullman
  • The result seen in Fig. 303 is obtained by impacting the horizontal or twined series of threads.
  • Extract from : « A Study Of The Textile Art In Its Relation To The Development Of Form And Ornament » by William H. Holmes

Synonyms for impacting

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