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Meaning of "overpedalling" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERPEDALLING

overpedalling  [ˌəʊvəˈpedəlɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERPEDALLING

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Overpedalling is a noun.
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WHAT DOES OVERPEDALLING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of overpedalling in the English dictionary

The definition of overpedalling in the dictionary is the overuse of the piano's pedals.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVERPEDALLING


back-pedalling
ˈbækˌpedəlɪŋ
cycling
ˈsaɪk əlɪŋ
dwindling
ˈdwɪndəlɪŋ
enabling
ɪnˈeɪbəlɪŋ
hurdling
ˈhɜːdəlɪŋ
meddling
ˈmɛdəlɪŋ
modeling
ˈmɒdəlɪŋ
modelling
ˈmɒdəlɪŋ
muddling
ˈmʌdəlɪŋ
pedalling
ˈpiːdəlɪŋ
remodeling
ˌriːˈmɒdəlɪŋ
remodelling
ˌriːˈmɒdəlɪŋ
sanderling
ˈsændəlɪŋ
signaling
ˈsɪɡnəlɪŋ
soft-pedalling
ˌsɒftˈpedəlɪŋ
tenderling
ˈtendəlɪŋ
travelling
ˈtrævəlɪŋ
underling
ˈʌndəlɪŋ
waddling
ˈwɒdəlɪŋ
yodelling
ˈjəʊdəlɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERPEDALLING

overpaid
overpaint
overpart
overparted
overparticular
overpass
overpay
overpayment
overpedal
overpedalled
overpeer
overpeople
overpersuade
overpersuasion
overpert
overpessimistic
overpicture
overpitch
overplaid
overplan

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERPEDALLING

bestselling
billing
calling
chilling
compelling
controlling
direct selling
drilling
dwelling
falling
feeling
filling
hot-selling
installing
killing
rolling
scrolling
selling
spelling
telling
willing

Synonyms and antonyms of overpedalling in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overpedalling» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERPEDALLING

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The translations of overpedalling from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «overpedalling» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

overpedalling
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

overpedalling
570 millions of speakers

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overpedalling
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

overpedalling
380 millions of speakers
ar

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overpedalling
280 millions of speakers

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overpedalling
278 millions of speakers

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overpedalling
270 millions of speakers

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overpedalling
260 millions of speakers

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overpedalling
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Overpedalling
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

overpedalling
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

overpedalling
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

overpedalling
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overpedaling
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

overpedalling
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

overpedalling
75 millions of speakers

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अतिरेकी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

overpedalling
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

overpedalling
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

overpedalling
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

overpedalling
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

overpedalling
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

overpedalling
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

overpedalling
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

overpedalling
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

overpedalling
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overpedalling

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERPEDALLING»

The term «overpedalling» is barely ever used and occupies the 206.221 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about overpedalling

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERPEDALLING»

Discover the use of overpedalling in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overpedalling and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Logic, Mathematics, Philosophy, Vintage Enthusiasms: Essays ...
So it is reasonable to suppose that at some point Gould made the conscious decision to celebrate the discreteness of the piano, to avoid the mimicking of continuity by what he saw as contrived and hackneyed effects such as overpedalling ...
David DeVidi, Michael Hallett, Peter Clarke, 2011
2
A Mortality Tale
I terrorised our pub's boarders on my tricycle, racing up and down the halls, overpedalling and crashing into the linen cupboard on the downhill run. I was spoiled and smothered with protection and affection. Infant geography In 1 960, on a hot ...
Jay Verney, 1994
3
Olivier Messiaen: Music, Art and Literature
What makes Messiaen's performance so puzzling is that (from my experience) overpedalling was the vice in pianists he most detested, with inappropriate blurring of sounds causing him real distress. I raised the subject when I interviewed ...
Christopher Philip Dingle, Nigel Simeone, 2007
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American Record Guide
There are a few pianistic flaws—among them a tendency to rush 16th and dotted- 16th notes, occasional overpedalling, a rather bland tonal palette, perfunctory ( and sometimes muddy) left-hand accompaniments, lazy staccatos, and ...
Peter Hugh Reed, 2002
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High Fidelity News and Record Review
The Finale at a consistently sane tempo shows a remarkable control of line and texture, with some overpedalling in the dramatic episodes. An outstanding reading, you might think. Yet something indefinable is missing. Kazakevich's new  ...
‎1996
6
Rubinstein: A Life
In the Finale Rubinstein seems to become increasingly nervous, and there is a fair amount of banging and overpedalling, but the good parts far outweigh the bad in the performance. The other solo pieces by Schumann that are available on ...
Harvey Sachs, Donald Manildi, 1995
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Lost Genius: The Curious and Tragic Story of an ...
He loved thick, noisy sonorities in the low register, sounds that seemed to well up from some great, deep source, and what critics heard as overpedalling was his effort to blur edges for the sake of weight and expression. Rhythmically, his ...
Kevin Bazzana, 2009
8
Consensus and Review of the Latest Issues of Recorded ...
The recording is very good; the occasional lack of clarity noted by one reviewer is blamed on overpedalling. Elgar: Organ Sonata in G major (Opus 28). Howells: Rhapsody (Op. 17, No. 1). Vaughan Williams: Two Preludes. Darke: Three ...
‎1963
9
Classic CD.
1, one rarely hears the dotted minim- crotchet motive precisely in time, and the carefully variegated arpeggios at the end are rendered inaudible by overpedalling and rhythmic imprecision. Nevertheless, there are more good points than bad.
‎1998
10
A study of Francis Poulenc's Fifteen improvisations for ...
Used by permission. Copyright 1934 by Editions Salabert, Paris. quality often utilized by French composers (see Example I, page 49). Poulenc's use of pedal varies from the one extreme of "overpedalling" to the other of avoiding it completely.
Edwin Philip Romain, 1978

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERPEDALLING»

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Chopin: 24 Préludes Op.28 ; Ballade No.1, Two Nocturnes Op.27 …
The 'Winter Wind' was mightily impressive, if marred by overpedalling, but the final C minor was poorly voiced and effortful. For anyone familiar ... «Musical Criticism, Mar 10»

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