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backpedaling en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop.
   • 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’. 2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 3:

Forms

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backpedalings	Number=Plur		lexicographic
backpedalling		alternative	lexicographic

backpedaling en · VERB

Meanings

1. (US, form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of backpedal
   form of backpedal

Forms

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backpedalling		alternative	lexicographic