I. ˈspēl verb
Etymology: German spielen to play, from Old High German spilōn; akin to Old English spilian to revel
Date: 1870
intransitive verb
1. : to play music
2. : to talk volubly or extravagantly
transitive verb
: to utter, express, or describe volubly or extravagantly
• spiel·er ˈspē-lər noun
II. noun
Date: 1896
: a voluble line of often extravagant talk : pitch