soft pedal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The leftmost foot-pedal on most pianos which, when pushed, dampens the strings and so softens the note played.

/ˈsɒf(t)ˌpɛdl̩/ /ˈsɔf(t)ˌpɛdəl/ /ˈsɑf(t)-/

soft pedal soft pedals

From soft (“of sound: quiet”) + pedal.

una corda pedal

soft-pedal

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