The road was on a hill and the boy was going down the slope, and as he flashed by he started backpedalling very quickly so that the free-wheeling mechanism of his bike made a loud whirring sound.
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Backpedal
/ˈbækˌpɛdəɫ/
Synonyms for "backpedal" (76 found)
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countermarchcrawfish outcry offcurbdeceleratedelaydetaindodgedraw reinduckease offease upeludeevadeget aroundgo into reversehold backhold in checkhold upimpede
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keep backlet down
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9 total sentences available.
The player had to backpedal before catching the ball.
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Though initially adopting a hard-line stance, the politician soon started to backpedal.
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The best car sound of 1999 is that of a new Rover 75 being furiously backpedalled through the motoring page of the Sunday Times.
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