Backpedaling
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Backpedaling is a verb meaning (US) present participle and gerund of backpedal.
Meaning
(US) present participle and gerund of backpedal.
More Meanings
- The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop.
Example Sentences
Despite the swift backpedalling of the university, the original notice given to stall operators is suggestive of the potential existence of ‘a growing English-speaking elite’ that is ‘happy to maintain the importance of the English language’.
Word Forms
- backpedalling
- backpedalings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include backpedalling, backdown, u-turn, climbdown, retreat, backstep.
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