Wiktionary
backpedalling
alt. (context AU NZ British English) (present participle of backpedal English) vb. (context AU NZ British English) (present participle of backpedal English)
Usage examples of "backpedalling".
The road was on a hill and the boy was going down the slope, and as he flashed by he started backpedalling very quickly so that the free-wheeling mechanism of his bike made a loud whirring sound.