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 pedalling
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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 looked cooked as soon as he shelled his last colleague in the breakaway and was pedalling squares as he scaled the final climb.
From The Guardian ● May 10, 2013
But afterwards, while Selina was pedalling at the pianola and playing havoc with the expression-stops, he crossed the room and stood for a moment by her chair.
From A Prince of Sinners by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
At the same moment a grey-clad cyclist, who was pedalling in a leisurely manner in the direction of the School, arrived at the spot.
From The Pothunters by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
