impingentadj.
/ɪmˈpɪndʒənt/ rare.
Impinging.
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the world > movement > impact > [adjective] > impinging
striking?1611
incident1668
impinginga1727
impingent1760
incidental1813
impacting1916
1760 J. Pringle in Philos. Trans. 1759 (Royal Soc.) 51 262 The immense velocity of the impingent body.
a1846 Sat. Mag. cited in Worcester.
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adj.1760- to throw the house out at the windows
- to throw the house out of the window
- to throw the house out of the windows
- to throw the kitchen sink at
- to throw the seven
- to throw the stocking
- to throw thrust) in a person's face
- to throw thrust) something in a person's face
- to throw to
- to throw to the dogs
- to throw to the wolves
- to throw together
- to throw tongue
- to throw toss in the towel
- to throw true
- to throw under the bus
- to throw up
- to throw up a tab
- to throw up in the wind
- to throw up into the wind
- to throw up on the wind
- to throw up one's accounts
- to throw up one's arms
- to throw up one's brief
- to throw up one's cap