soft pedal in English
noun
1
a pedal on a piano that can be pressed to make the tone softer.
Are quick passages really easier to play with the soft pedal down?
verb
1
play with the soft pedal down.
verb
play downmake light ofmake little/nothing ofset little/no store bygloss overde-emphasizeunderemphasizedownplayunderstateunderplayminimizeshrug off
Use "soft pedal" in a sentence
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1. Today, many people —even some clergymen— soft-pedal the issue of homosexuality.