pedal
noun
a foot-operated lever used to control certain mechanisms, as automobiles, or to play or modify the sounds of certain musical instruments, as pianos, organs, or harps.
is pedalling
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present progressiveof pedal (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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A legal e-bike , externalmust have pedals and the motor is only there to provide assistance while the rider is pedalling.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
“The captain can be motoring the boat from place to place, and it could feel as if he is pedalling it there,” Winch says.
From The Guardian ● May 26, 2018
He is pedalling ambitiously along, with his umbrella under his left arm.
From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama by Thomas Stevens
