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Antonyms for pedaled

Grammar : Verb
Spell : ped-l or for 6–8, peed-l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɛd l or for 6–8, ˈpid l

Definition of pedaled

Origin :
  • 1610s, "lever (on an organ) worked by foot," from French pédale "feet, trick with the feet," from Italian pedale "treadle, pedal," from Late Latin pedale "(thing) of the foot," neuter of Latin pedalis "of the foot," from pes (genitive pedis) "foot" (see foot (n.)).
  • Extended to various mechanical contrivances by 1789. Pedal steel guitar is from 1969. Pedal-pushers "type of women's trousers suitable for bicycling" is from 1944.
  • When college girls took to riding bicycles in slacks, they first rolled up one trouser leg, then rolled up both. This whimsy has now produced a trim variety of long shorts, called "pedal pushers." ["Life," Aug. 28, 1944]
  • As in play : verb produce music
  • As in bike : verb to bicycle
Example sentences :
  • "All right," agreed the lad, as he leaped into the saddle and pedaled off down the road.
  • Extract from : « Tom Swift and his Electric Runabout » by Victor Appleton
  • Stan ducked into a narrow path and pedaled away as hard as he could.
  • Extract from : « A Yankee Flier Over Berlin » by Al Avery
  • But at first it was all we could do to hold our own, no matter how hard we pedaled.
  • Extract from : « Bert Wilson on the Gridiron » by J. W. Duffield
  • Waiting not an instant the lad bent over his handle-bars and pedaled with all his force.
  • Extract from : « Tom Swift and his Motor-cycle » by Victor Appleton
  • Without delay, they trundled the machines out, and leaping into the saddles, pedaled after Nat.
  • Extract from : « Dave Porter and the Runaways » by Edward Stratemeyer
  • As he pedaled on he looked back and saw Sam straightening some of the bent spokes.
  • Extract from : « Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars » by Lester Chadwick
  • He had a wheel hidden in the bushes, and pedaled away, giving me the laugh as he went out of sight.
  • Extract from : « The Boys of Columbia High on the Gridiron » by Graham B. Forbes
  • Gordon and Fudge mounted their wheels again when the trolley had rolled off and pedaled leisurely along Sawyer Street.
  • Extract from : « The Lucky Seventh » by Ralph Henry Barbour
  • Rather, if anything, they pedaled faster; and then the outpost came into sight—a long line of men, almost in front of them.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Allies On the Firing Line » by Clair W. Hayes
  • He pedaled with delight, bending over his front wheel, drinking in the sweet morning breeze that rushed against his cheeks.
  • Extract from : « Two banks of the Seine » by Fernand Vandrem

Synonyms for pedaled

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