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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ˈsoft-ˈped•al, v. [~ + object], -aled, -al•ing or (esp. Brit.) -alled, -al•ling. - Informal Termsto attempt to make (something) appear less obvious or objectionable;
downplay:When the salesman saw their interest, he soft-pedaled the high price of the car.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: soft-pedal vb ( -als, -alling, -alled) ( US -als, -aling, -aled)(transitive)- to mute the tone of (a piano) by depressing the soft pedal
- informal to make (something, esp something unpleasant) less obvious by deliberately failing to emphasize or allude to it
n soft pedal - a foot-operated lever on a piano, the left one of two, that either moves the whole action closer to the strings so that the hammers strike with less force or causes fewer of the strings to sound
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