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.
were 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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One time, as they were pedalling side by side, Albert remembers that Leo suddenly braked and refused to go any further.
From The Guardian ● May 25, 2019
Then, calling to the others, who, unconscious of what had happened, were pedalling away in front, he gave first aid to the injured.
From A Master of Deception by Richard Marsh
"What's the news from Breakspeare?" she inquired, as they were pedalling softly along an easy road one afternoon, Dyce having spent the morning in Hollingford.
From Our Friend the Charlatan by George Gissing
