Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

backpedalling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables: backpedalling
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

1

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of backpedal

Australian usage; Canadian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage

noun

Alternative form of backpedaling.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

backpedaling (alternative) backpedallings (plural)

Questions

What does backpedalling mean?: present participle and gerund of backpedal

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