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1. (Informal.) spiel
a usu. high-flown talk or speech, esp. for the purpose of selling or persuading; pitch.
2. (v.i.) spiel
to speak extravagantly.
Etymology: (1890–95; < G Spiel or Yiddish shpil lit., play, game)
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1. (verb) spiel, patter, line of gab
plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
2. (verb) play, spiel
replay (as a melody)
"Play it again, Sam"; "She played the third movement very beautifully"
3. (verb) spiel
speak at great length (about something)
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1. (noun) spiel
prepared words used to convince or persuade
the salesman's spiel
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