Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backpedal

(US) simple past tense and past participle of backpedal

(US) present participle of backpedal

The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop.

(intransitive) To pedal backwards on a bicycle. / (intransitive) To step backwards. / (intransitive, idiomatic) To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.

plural of backpedaling

(British spelling) simple past tense and past participle of backpedal

(Australia, New Zealand, Britain) present participle of backpedal

(American spelling) One who backpedals.

plural of backpedaler