spiel

n.
A lengthy or extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade.

intr. & tr.v., spieled, spiel·ing, spiels.
To talk or say (something) at length or extravagantly.

[German, play, or Yiddish shpil, both from Middle High German spil, from Old High German.]

spieler spiel'er n.

verb

To talk volubly, persistently, and usually inconsequentially: babble, blabber, chatter, chitchat, clack, jabber, palaver, prate, prattle, rattle (on), run on. Informal go on. Slang gab, gas, jaw, yak. Idioms: run off at the mouth, shoot thebreezebull. See words.

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
  Synonyms: patter, line of gab

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The verb spiel has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: as of melodies
  Synonym: play

Meaning #2: discuss extravagantly and at great length

Meaning #3: speak at great length (about something)

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - svada, overtalende snak
v. intr. - snakke løs
v. tr. - lire af

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitvoerig verhaal, verkooppraatje, verhaal afsteken

Français (French)
n. - baratin
v. intr. - baratiner
v. tr. - faire du baratin, baratiner

Deutsch (German)
n. - (Slang) Sermon, Geschichte
v. - erzählen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - "ποίημα" πωλητή
v. - λέω το "ποίημά" μου

Italiano (Italian)
imbonimento, imbonire

Português (Portuguese)
n. - discurso (m), oração (f), narração (f)
v. - discursar, conversar

Русский (Russian)
треп, рекламирование (устное), зазывание, рекламный ролик, разглагольствовать, исполнять музыкальное произведение, рассказывать басни, заговаривать зубы

Español (Spanish)
n. - perorata, charlatanería, publicidad
v. intr. - hablar de modo extravagante
v. tr. - perorar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - svada, övertalningssnack
v. - prata omkull, hålla låda

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
演说, 饶舌, 故事, 高谈阔论, 演奏音乐, 流利夸张地讲, 不停地讲

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 演說, 饒舌, 故事
v. intr. - 高談闊論, 演奏音樂
v. tr. - 流利誇張地講, 不停地講

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 과장된 연설, 손님을 끄는 선전 연설, 흥감스럽게 떠벌림
v. intr. - 과장스럽게 이야기하다, 교묘하게 꾀다
v. tr. - 흥감스럽게 떠벌리다, 교묘하게 꾀다, 음악을 연주하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 大げさなおしゃべり, 呪文, 宣伝文句
v. - 大げさにしゃべる, 音楽を鳴らす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) كلام سريع مقنع يستعمله البائعون (فعل) يتكلم بسرعه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮דיבור או סיפור שוטף, שיחת-שכנוע‬
v. intr. - ‮פטפט, ליהג‬
v. tr. - ‮דיבר בשטף, נאם, סיפר‬

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