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- [speel, shpeel]
- /spil, ʃpil/
- /ʃpiːl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [speel, shpeel]
- /spil, ʃpil/
Definitions of spiel word
- noun spiel a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch. 1
- verb without object spiel to speak extravagantly. 1
- noun spiel sales talk, pitch 1
- noun spiel well-rehearsed talk 1
- countable noun spiel Someone's spiel is a well-prepared speech that they make, and that they have usually made many times before, often in order to persuade you to buy something. 0
- noun spiel a glib plausible style of talk, associated esp with salesmen 0
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Origin of spiel
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
1890-95; (noun) < German Spiel or Yiddish shpil play, game; (v.) < German spielen or Yiddish shpiln to play, gamble
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Parts of speech for Spiel
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spiel popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
spiel usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for spiel
verb spiel
- address — Your address is the number of the house, flat, or apartment and the name of the street and the town where you live or work.
- apostrophize — to address an apostrophe to
- auctioned — Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- bloviate — to talk at length, esp in an insubstantial but inflated manner
- blow one's top — to lose one's temper
noun spiel
- chalk talk — an informal lecture with pertinent points, explanatory diagrams, etc, shown on a blackboard
- chestnut — A chestnut or chestnut tree is a tall tree with broad leaves.
- clothesline — A clothesline is a thin rope on which you hang washing so that it can dry.
- cock and bull story — an absurd, improbable story presented as the truth: Don't ask him about his ancestry unless you want to hear a cock-and-bull story.
- conte — a tale or short story, esp of adventure
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