spiel

IPA: spˈiɫ

noun

  • A lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade.
  • (music) An early form of rap music.
  • A game of curling.

verb

  • (intransitive) To talk at length.
  • (intransitive) To give a sales pitch; to promote by speaking.
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Examples of "spiel" in Sentences

  • Our standard spiel is to describe our work in the region.
  • Teenagers saving the world spiel is seen all too often, but O.K.,
  • "Her spiel is about relationships and making the best of your relationships."
  • Today the sales spiel is that variation (a) isn't a safe bet, either, because "minor league" soccer on the West Coast may be ending soon.
  • The spiel is a mix of ecology, myth-busting (water moccasins are not found in this region) and safety tips (most bites occur when someone is trying to catch the snake).
  • That spiel from the photographer about his battle against sexual inequalities and such is nothing more than a thinly-veiled attempt to get some feminist backside waving in front of his semi-erect self, and to get some hench pictures of boobies and so forth.

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