spiel

[ speel, shpeel ]

/ spil, ʃpil /

Informal.

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noun

a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.

verb (used without object)

to speak extravagantly.

Origin of spiel

1890–95; (noun) <German Spiel or Yiddish shpil play, game; (v.) <German spielen or Yiddish shpiln to play, gamble

Words nearby spiel

spiderweb, spiderwood, spiderwort, spidery, spiegeleisen, spiel, Spielberg, Spielberg, Steven, spieler, Spielmeyer-Vogt disease, spier

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Example sentences from the Web for spiel

When the crew finally reaches the tribe, they give them their spiel.
Meet the Germans Having Sex to Save the World|Marlow Stern|March 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He'll give you a spiel about his research and ask to measure your brain waves.
Sentiment, Inc.|Poul William Anderson
(from this slipping into more of a little girl manner) Oh, she gave me a spiel one day about living up to the men I come from.
Plays|Susan Glaspell
I wonder the guards don't refuse their spiel at my coming and going.
Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess|Henry W. Fischer

You made your spiel, and you t'rowed me out, and I let it go at dat.
Heart of the West|O. Henry
Say, spiel that part again 'bout Penelope with the kisses on her mouth, an' you can kid me till the cows come home.
The Mucker|Edgar Rice Burroughs

British Dictionary definitions for spiel

spiel

/ (ʃpiːl) /

noun

a glib plausible style of talk, associated esp with salesmen

verb

(intr) to deliver a prepared spiel

(tr usually foll by off) to recite (a prepared oration)

Derived forms of spiel

spieler, noun

Word Origin for spiel

C19: from German Spiel play

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单词	spiel
释义	spiel [ speel, shpeel ] / spil, ʃpil / Informal. SEE SYNONYMS FOR spiel ON THESAURUS.COM noun a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch. verb (used without object) to speak extravagantly. Origin of spiel 1890–95; (noun) <German Spiel or Yiddish shpil play, game; (v.) <German spielen or Yiddish shpiln to play, gamble Words nearby spiel spiderweb, spiderwood, spiderwort, spidery, spiegeleisen, spiel, Spielberg, Spielberg, Steven, spieler, Spielmeyer-Vogt disease, spier Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for spiel When the crew finally reaches the tribe, they give them their spiel. Meet the Germans Having Sex to Save the World\|Marlow Stern\|March 13, 2013\|DAILY BEAST He'll give you a spiel about his research and ask to measure your brain waves. Sentiment, Inc.\|Poul William Anderson (from this slipping into more of a little girl manner) Oh, she gave me a spiel one day about living up to the men I come from. Plays\|Susan Glaspell I wonder the guards don't refuse their spiel at my coming and going. Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess\|Henry W. Fischer You made your spiel, and you t'rowed me out, and I let it go at dat. Heart of the West\|O. Henry Say, spiel that part again 'bout Penelope with the kisses on her mouth, an' you can kid me till the cows come home. The Mucker\|Edgar Rice Burroughs British Dictionary definitions for spiel spiel / (ʃpiːl) / noun a glib plausible style of talk, associated esp with salesmen verb (intr) to deliver a prepared spiel (tr usually foll by off) to recite (a prepared oration) Derived forms of spiel spieler, noun Word Origin for spiel C19: from German Spiel play Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to spiel song and dance, jabber, line, chatter, pitch, jive, sales talk
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spiel

noun

verb (used without object)

Origin of spiel

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British Dictionary definitions for spiel

noun

verb

Derived forms of spiel

Word Origin for spiel

Words related to spiel