spiel (sp l, shpl) Informal n. A lengthy or extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade. intr. & tr.v. spieled, spiel·ing, spiels To talk or say (something) at length or extravagantly. [German, play, or Yiddish shpil, both from Middle High German spil, from Old High German.] spiel  er n. |
spiel
Noun
a prepared speech made to persuade someone to buy or do something [German Spiel play]
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| Noun | 1. | spiel - plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson) communication channel, channel, line - (often plural) a means of communication or access; "it must go through official channels"; "lines of communication were set up between the two firms" |
| Verb | 1. | spiel - replay (as a melody); "Play it again, Sam"; "She played the third movement very beautifully" re-create - create anew; "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale" riff - play riffs misplay - play incorrectly, e.g., play a wrong note fiddle - play on a violin; "Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely" play - play on an instrument; "The band played all night long" replay - play (a melody) again prelude - play as a prelude jazz - play something in the style of jazz rag - play in ragtime; "rag that old tune" bugle - play on a bugle slur - play smoothly or legato; "the pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata" bang out - play loudly; "They banged out `The star-spangled banner'" modulate - change the key of, in music; "modulate the melody" tongue - articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments |
| 2. | spiel - speak at great length (about something) |
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