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 | ||