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backpedalling

verb

Meaning

  1. To pedal backwards on a bicycle.
  2. To step backwards.
  3. To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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