soft-pedal

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1. soft-pedal - Noun

2. soft-pedal - Verb

a pedal on a piano that moves the action closer to the strings and so soften the sound

play down or obscure

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soft pedal

hush whitewash minify muffler shush reduce moderate minimize quiet silence ignore temper muzzle diminish mitigate

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dramatize colour elaborate amplify exaggerate embellish

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background pedal treadle downplay play down foot pedal

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