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Soft-pedal

Soft-pedal Meaning & Definition
Soft-pedal Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Soft-pedal?

[n] a pedal on a piano that moves the action closer to the strings and so soften the sound
[v] play down or obscure; "His advisers soft-pedaled the president's blunder"

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See Also | background | downplay | foot lever | foot pedal | forte-piano | pedal | piano | pianoforte | play down | treadle

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