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touching vs impinging

impinging vs touching

touching and impinging both are nouns.

touching is an adjective but impinging is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
touching Yes Yes No No
impinging Yes No No No
As nouns, impinging is a hypernym of touching; that is, impinging is a word with a broader meaning than touching:
  • touching: the event of something coming in contact with the body
  • impinging: the physical coming together of two or more things
Other hypernyms of touching include contact, striking.
touching (noun) impinging (noun)
the act of putting two things together with no space between them the physical coming together of two or more things
the event of something coming in contact with the body
touching (adjective) impinging (adjective)
arousing affect
Difference between touching and impinging

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