Synonyms for impinge upon
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : im-pinj |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈpɪndʒ |
Top 10 synonyms for impinge upon Other synonyms for the word impinge upon
- abut
- adjoin
- be in contact
- border
- butt on
- come together
- communicate
- contact
- converge
- dab
- examine
- feel up
- finger
- fondle
- frisk
- glance
- graze
- grope
- impinge upon
- inspect
- join
- lay a finger on
- line
- manipulate
- march
- massage
- meet
- neighbor
- osculate
- palm
- palpate
- partake
- paw
- percuss
- pet
- probe
- push
- scrutinize
- sip
- smooth
- strike
- stroke
- suck
- sweep
- tag
- tap
- taste
- thumb
- tickle
- tip
- toy
- verge
Définition of impinge upon
Origin :- 1530s, "fasten or fix forcibly," from Latin impingere "drive into, strike against," from assimilated form of in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + pangere "to fix, fasten" (see pact). Sense of "encroach, infringe" first recorded 1738. Related: Impinged; impinging.
- As in touch : verb make physical contact
- As in palpate : verb touch
- Sound comes to us in the guise of air-waves, which impinge upon the drum of the ear.
- Extract from : « Spirit and Music » by H. Ernest Hunt
- He was the only man in England whose career might impinge upon mine.
- Extract from : « Hilda Wade » by Grant Allen
- At the same time a wave of intense virility seemed to surge out from him and impinge upon her.
- Extract from : « Martin Eden » by Jack London
- But this fact did not impinge upon Harley now, when he read the despatch preparatory to filing it at Chicago.
- Extract from : « The Candidate » by Joseph Alexander Altsheler
- There is the dog country and the deer country, and the two do not impinge upon each other.
- Extract from : « In Search of a Siberian Klondike » by Homer B. Hulbert
- Then Joan was not long in discovering that the situation had begun to impinge upon the feelings of each of these men.
- Extract from : « The Border Legion » by Zane Grey
- But suppose the waves generated by one system of molecules to impinge upon another system, how will the waves be affected?
- Extract from : « Fragments of science, V. 1-2 » by John Tyndall
- Others are solid, round, bulky, and stagger when they strike you or impinge upon the world.
- Extract from : « The Wonderful Story of Ravalette » by Paschal Beverly Randolph
- An Italian publicist has said that there is no right which does not, in some measure, impinge upon some other right.
- Extract from : « Charles Sumner; his complete works, volume 9 (of 20) » by Charles Sumner
- The correct bearing should take in the whole of the wall and the whole of the white line, and should just impinge upon the sole.
- Extract from : « Diseases of the Horse's Foot » by Harry Caulton Reeks
Antonyms for impinge upon
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