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• soft-ped|al — soft pedal, a pedal for softening the tone of a piano. soft ped|al «SFT PEHD uhl, SOFT », verb, aled, al|ing or (especially British) alled, al|ling. –v.t. 1. to soften the sound of by means of the soft pedal …   Useful english dictionary

• soft-pedal — [sôft′ped΄ l, säft′ped΄ l] vt. soft pedaled or soft pedalled, soft pedaling or soft pedalling 1. to soften or dampen the tone of (a musical instrument) by use of a special pedal 2. Informal to make less emphatic, less obtrusive, less conspicuous …   English World dictionary

• soft-pedal — soft′ ped′al v. aled, al•ing (esp. brit.) alled, al•ling. 1) mad to use the soft pedal of a piano 2) inf to attempt to make less obvious, important, or objectionable; downplay • Etymology: 1915–20 …   From formal English to slang

• soft pedal — soft′ ped′al n. 1) mad a pedal, as on a piano, for reducing tonal volume 2) inf something that restrains or dampens Etymology: 1915–20 …   From formal English to slang

• soft-pedal — /sawft ped l, soft /, v., soft pedaled, soft pedaling or (esp. Brit.) soft pedalled, soft pedalling. v.i. 1. to use the soft pedal. v.t. 2. to soften the sound of by using the soft pedal. 3. Informal. to tone or play down; make less strong, as an …   Universalium

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