| spiel | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. line of gab, patter, spiel | plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson). |
| ~ communication channel, channel, line | (often plural) a means of communication or access.; "it must go through official channels"; "lines of communication were set up between the two firms" |
| v. (creation) | 2. play, spiel | replay (as a melody).; "Play it again, Sam"; "She played the third movement very beautifully" |
| ~ re-create | create anew.; "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale" |
| ~ riff | play riffs. |
| ~ misplay | play incorrectly, e.g., play a wrong note. |
| ~ fiddle | play on a violin.; "Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely" |
| ~ play | play on an instrument.; "The band played all night long" |
| ~ replay | play (a melody) again. |
| ~ prelude | play as a prelude. |
| ~ jazz | play something in the style of jazz. |
| ~ rag | play in ragtime.; "rag that old tune" |
| ~ bugle | play on a bugle. |
| ~ reprise, reprize, recapitulate, repeat | repeat an earlier theme of a composition. |
| ~ slur | play smoothly or legato.; "the pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata" |
| ~ bang out | play loudly.; "They banged out `The star-spangled banner'" |
| ~ modulate | change the key of, in music.; "modulate the melody" |
| ~ tongue | articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments. |
| v. (communication) | 3. spiel | speak at great length (about something). |
| ~ talk, speak | exchange thoughts; talk with.; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words" |
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