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Etymology

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over- +‎ pedal

Verb

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overpedal (third-person singular simple present overpedals, present participle overpedalling or overpedaling, simple past and past participle overpedalled or overpedaled)

  1. (music, intransitive) To overuse the sustaining pedal of a piano, causing the notes to sound too loud.

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