Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

impinge on

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

Syllables: im-pinge on
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

v

hit against; come into sudden contact with

Example Sentences

"The car hit a tree"
"He struck the table with his elbow"

Synonyms

hit strike run into collide with

Questions

What does impinge on mean?: hit against; come into sudden contact with

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