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   spiel

   /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"
   • ▪ speak glibly or at length: "the barman spiels on the phone to his girlfriends"

   Word Origin late 19th century: from German Spiel ‘a game’.

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • S

     1

   • P

     3

   • I

     1

   • E

     1

   • L

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