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SPIEL OFF
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Dictionary entry overview: What does spiel off mean?
• SPIEL OFF (verb)
The verb SPIEL OFF has 1 sense:
1. recite volubly or extravagantly
Familiarity information: SPIEL OFF used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Recite volubly or extravagantly
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
rattle down; rattle off; reel off; roll off; spiel off
Context example:
He could recite the names of all the chemical elements
Hypernyms (to "spiel off" is one way to...):
recite (repeat aloud from memory)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
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