English noun: impinging | |||
1. | impinging (event) the physical coming together of two or more things | ||
Samples | Contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull. | ||
Synonyms | contact, striking | ||
Broader (hypernym) | happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | collision, engagement, flick, hit, impact, interlocking, mesh, meshing, touch, touching | ||