pedallingpedalingn.
/ˈpɛdl̩ɪŋ/, /ˈpɛdlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpɛd(ə)lɪŋ/ 1. The action or skill of operating the pedals of an organ, piano, etc.
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pedalling1866
1866 A. M. H. Brewster St. Martin's Summer 339 This clever pedalling enables her to produce as fine contrasts in Tone distance as her melodic chord groupings give to Tone coloring.
1889 Athenæum 9 Feb. 188/1 [Organ-music] having the best method of pedalling indicated for all the difficult passages.
1911 H. Brower Art of Pianist xiv. 170 Imagine what a performance of the compositions of Chopin or Liszt would sound like, deprived of proper pedaling.
1948 A. Foldes Keys to Keyboard (1950) viii. 50 Pedalling is one of the most complicated processes in piano playing.
1995 Church Times 16 June 24/4 Some of his pedalling sounds a little boomy, but it acquires a majesty of its own in S. S. Wesley's compact Choral Song.
2. The action of operating the pedals of a bicycle, or similarly-propelled conveyance; cycling. Also figurative.
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pedalling1883
1883 Knowledge 31 Aug. 131/2 Some strong riders, I know, object to fast pedalling, and prefer to work with greater pressure on their pedals.
1890 Athletic & Cycling Sport 26 Apr. 46/1 George Foster..was only beaten by a yard after a plucky exhibition of pedalling.
1916 J. Joyce Portrait of Artist v. 221 It may be uphill pedalling at first.
1972 Evening Telegram (St. John's, Newfoundland) 24 June 14/3 Pedalling is an art and must be done smoothly, in order not to jerk the sled.
1998 Chicago Daily Herald (Nexis) 31 Mar. 3 She has been an instructor in spinning, which involves fast pedaling on a stationary bike.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
pedallingpedalingadj.
/ˈpɛdl̩ɪŋ/, /ˈpɛdlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpɛd(ə)lɪŋ/ That pedals.
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pedalling1896
1896 National Rev. July 703 A little mockery of the pedalling feet, a huge joy when a sandy tract proved too much for the wheel.
1925 E. H. Young William iv. 38 A ringing of bicycle bells was heard, and then two pedalling figures..appeared.
1987 Chicago Tribune 8 Mar. 26 c The view from the exercycle does get a bit tedious, don't you think? After months..you and your pedaling feet should be ready for a change of scene.
2000 Austin (Texas) Amer.-Statesman (Nexis) 9 July d1 A pedicab (a three-wheeled buggy for two passengers propelled by a pedaling man).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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