Antonyms for pedaling
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ped-l or for 6–8, peed-l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɛd l or for 6–8, ˈpid l |
Definition of pedaling
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
- We passed Elfrida and her sister to-day, pedaling along for dear life.
- Extract from : « Seeing France with Uncle John » by Anne Warner
- Ten minutes later, another cyclist, pedaling furiously, rode into the zone of light cast by their head-lamps.
- Extract from : « The Grell Mystery » by Frank Froest
- He was pedaling at top speed, for he knew only by acquiring a big lead could he hope to win.
- Extract from : « The Motor Boys » by Clarence Young
- The subject of Pedaling is aptly explained by means of numerous illustrations.
- Extract from : « Piano Mastery » by Harriette Brower
Synonyms for pedaling
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