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.
was pedaling
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past progressiveof pedal.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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He’d already won a trio of stages and was pedaling away with the red jersey as overall leader.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
She was happy to speak with the media, she said, until she learned the story she was pedaling — that Gravity workers pooled their money to surprise Price with a Tesla — wasn’t true.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 25, 2022
Jelmert was pedaling northbound on Crystal Spring Drive not far from the merry-go-round when Martinez allegedly struck him on Saturday at around 3:45 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2022
"He was pedaling along, with his electric motor on, when the wheels suddenly went from under him after hitting a wet patch," an insider told The Sun on Monday night.
From Fox News ● Feb. 2, 2022
Plus, it must have been a little embarrassing that they were on really fast motorcycles and he was pedaling an adult tricycle.
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
