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overpedalled

overpedalled 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 overpedalled

What is overpedalled the simple past and past participle of?
Overpedalled is the simple past and past participle of overpedal.

Words near overpedalled in the dictionary

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

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