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- Dictionaryspiel/ʃpiːl/
noun
- 1. an elaborate or glib speech or story, typically one used by a salesperson: "he delivers a breathless and effortless spiel in promotion of his new novel"
verb
- 1. reel off; recite: "he solemnly spieled all he knew"
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a speech, especially one that is long and spoken quickly and is intended to persuade the person listening about something: a sales spiel. They gave us a long spiel about why we needed to install double glazing in our house. Synonym. patter. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Urging & persuading. ambulance-chasing. argumentation. badger.
1. : to play music. 2. : to talk volubly or extravagantly. transitive verb. : to utter, express, or describe volubly or extravagantly. spieler. ˈspē-lər. ˈshpē- noun. spiel. 2 of 2. noun. : a voluble line of often extravagant talk : pitch. Did you know?
Spiel definition: a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.. See examples of SPIEL used in a sentence.
A spiel is a lengthy, often glib talk that's intended to persuade or make excuses. Infomercials feature salespeople giving a 30-minute spiel about some product.
a speech, especially one that is long and spoken quickly and is intended to persuade the person listening about something: a sales spiel. They gave us a long spiel about why we needed to install double glazing in our house. Synonym. patter. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Urging & persuading. ambulance-chasing. argumentation. badger.
spiel. noun. /ʃpiːl/, /spiːl/. /ʃpiːl/, /spiːl/. (informal, usually disapproving) a speech that somebody has used many times that is intended to persuade you to believe something or buy something. The salesman went into a long spiel about the merits of the new design. Word Origin.
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. [ informal ] The spiel ended with the announcer saying anyone with any queries could go and see her.
