Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

soft-pedaling

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables
soft--pedal-ing
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of soft-pedal

Questions

What does soft-pedaling mean?
present participle and gerund of soft-pedal

How to pronounce soft-pedaling

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