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overpedaled

overpedaled is the simple past and past participle of overpedal.

Meaning of overpedal

Verb

overpedal (third-person singular simple present overpedals, present participle (US) overpedaling or (UK) overpedalling, simple past and past participle (US) overpedaled or (UK) overpedalled)

  1. (intransitive) To overuse the sustaining pedal of a piano, causing the notes to sound too loud.

Questions about overpedaled

What is overpedaled the simple past and past participle of?
Overpedaled is the simple past and past participle of overpedal.

Words near overpedaled in the dictionary

  1. overpaying
  2. overpayment
  3. overpayments
  4. overpays
  5. overpedal
  6. overpedaled
  7. overpedaling
  8. overpedalled
  9. overpedalling
  10. overpedals
  11. overpedantic

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