English▸ verb
(backpedals, backpedaling, backpedaled; British backpedals, backpedalling, backpedalled)
[no object] move the pedals of a bicycle backward (formerly to brake). ▪ reverse one's previous action or opinion:
you've criticized him for backpedaling on budget reform.
▪ move hastily backward:
backpedaling furiously, he flipped a perfect pass.