SPIEL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does spiel mean? 

• SPIEL (noun)
  The noun SPIEL has 1 sense:

1. plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)

  Familiarity information: SPIEL used as a noun is very rare.

• SPIEL (verb)
  The verb SPIEL has 2 senses:

1. replay (as a melody)

2. speak at great length (about something)

  Familiarity information: SPIEL used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPIEL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

line of gab; patter; spiel

Hypernyms ("spiel" is a kind of...):

channel; communication channel; line ((often plural) a means of communication or access)

Derivation:

spiel (speak at great length (about something))

• SPIEL (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Replay (as a melody)

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Synonyms:

play; spiel

Context example:

She played the third movement very beautifully

Hypernyms (to "spiel" is one way to...):

re-create (create anew)

Verb group:

play (play on an instrument)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "spiel"):

riff (play riffs)

misplay (play incorrectly, e.g., play a wrong note)

fiddle (play on a violin)

replay (play (a melody) again)

prelude (play as a prelude)

jazz (play something in the style of jazz)

rag (play in ragtime)

bugle (play on a bugle)

recapitulate; repeat; reprise; reprize (repeat an earlier theme of a composition)

slur (play smoothly or legato)

bang out (play loudly)

modulate (change the key of, in music)

tongue (articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Speak at great length (about something)

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "spiel" is one way to...):

speak; talk (exchange thoughts; talk with)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

spiel (plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson))