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soft-ped·al
soft-pedal
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- pronunciation:
- sawft
pe
dl
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb
part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
inflections: |
soft-pedals, soft-pedaling, soft-pedaled |
definition: |
to use the pedal on a piano that mutes the tone.
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
definition 1: |
(informal) to purposely underplay the significance of; fail to emphasize.
They soft-pedaled their criticism.- antonyms:
- emphasize, exaggerate
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definition 2: |
to tone down or soften with the soft pedal on a piano.
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related words: |
gloss, lower, relax, temper |
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