backpedalled
past simple and past participle ofbackpedal
Examplesofbackpedalled
backpedalled
When questioned, he quicklybackpedalledand said that he meant to say that it would be a measuring stick and an experiment.
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The critics initially panned the show, but when it became clear the public loved it, most of thembackpedalled.
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