backpedaling

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Synonyms: backpedalling, back-pedaling, back pedaling, back-pedalling, back pedalling

Antonyms: backpedalling, back-pedaling, back pedaling, back-pedalling, back pedalling

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|US}} {{infl of|en|backpedal||ing-form}}

Noun

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

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