n.
Pronunciation: ' sp ē l
Function: verb
Etymology: German spielen to play, from Old High German spil ō n; 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 \ ' sp ē -l ə r \ noun