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.
pedaled
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past participleof pedal.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof pedal.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
pedalnouna 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.
Example Sentences
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“I think we’ve become accidental pilgrims,” I said as we pedaled our tandem bike near the southern coast of Shikoku island this spring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
"It's a great honour to receive the fantastic prize and I look forward to being pedaled around all of the media studios to air my story," said Mr Can.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2025
I woke in Avalon and pedaled my fat bike along Pebbly Beach Road to the turnoff for Wrigley Road.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2025
On 1 July 2023, as Tour de France riders pedaled out of Bilbao, Spain, toward the French Pyrenees mountains, sports cardiologist Andre La Gerche tuned in from Melbourne, Australia.
From Science Magazine ● May 14, 2024
We pedaled down Smith Street and the ocean came into view.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
