impinging

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noun

the physical coming together of two or more things (Freq. 3)
- contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull
• Syn:
contact, striking
• Derivationally related forms:
strike (for: striking), impinge, contact (for: contact)
• Hypernyms:
happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
• Hyponyms:
collision, hit, engagement, mesh, meshing,
interlocking, flick, impact, touch, touching