pedalled

Powered a bicycle

Pedalled is the past tense of pedal, meaning to operate or move by pushing pedals with the feet.

Most commonly refers to cycling: She pedalled up the steep hill.

Also applies to other pedal-operated devices like sewing machines or organs.

This British spelling doubles the l; American English uses pedaled.

cycling

bicycle

Pedal-powered two-wheeler

derailleur · crankset · saddle · handlebars · shifter · panniers · touring · roadie · velodrome · peloton

propulsion

stroke

Sudden brain blood blockage

pump · drive · locomotion · traverse · navigate · glide · maneuver · footwork · treadle · revolutions

Opposites
propulsion method

pedalledmotored

Traveled by vehicle

motorized · coasted · freewheeled · drove · throttled

activity state

pedalledstopped

Brought to a halt

rested · halted · braked · dismounted · stood still

Family

pedalling, pedaller

Familiarity
Top 50,000
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Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G