Antonyms for pedalling

Grammar : Verb

Spell : ped-l or for 6–8, peed-l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɛd l or for 6–8, ˈpid l

Definition of pedalling

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 :

"It served him jolly well right," she said, pedalling faster.
Extract from : « Fifty-Two Stories For Girls » by Various

Every pianist of note has, of course, his own style of pedalling.
Extract from : « Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician » by Frederick Niecks

And Jerry put his whole heart into his pedalling and bore her at the top of his speed.
Extract from : « The Odds » by Ethel M. Dell

Lorania was still in the saddle, pedalling from sheer force of habit, and clinging to the handle bars.
Extract from : « Different Girls » by Various

His breath became audible, his steering unsteady, his pedalling positively ferocious.
Extract from : « The Wheels of Chance » by H. G. Wells

There is a very great deal in pedalling evenly, as this not only lessens the labour but takes away all difficulty of steering.
Extract from : « The Sportswoman's Library, v. 2 » by Various

Lorania was still in the saddle, pedalling from sheer force of habit, and clinging to the handle-bars.
Extract from : « Stories That End Well » by Octave Thanet

He was of a Godlike kindness when his mind inclined to music, and the pedalling was skilful and sure.
Extract from : « The Penalty » by Gouverneur Morris

We'll turn the piano so that seeing how the pedalling is done won't distract their attention from the music.
Extract from : « The Penalty » by Gouverneur Morris

He was bent double over the handle bars, pedalling frantically.
Extract from : « Letty and the Twins » by Helen Sherman Griffith

Synonyms for pedalling

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