Play and Spiel

Play

Play verb - Play on an instrument.
Usage example: The band played all night long

Spiel is a synonym for play. In some cases you can use "Spiel" instead a verb "Play".

Spiel

Spiel verb - Replay (as a melody).
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Synonyms for Spiel

Play is a synonym for spiel. Sometimes you can use "Play" instead a verb "Spiel".

Nearby Words: spieler, spieling

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

full full play full spiel
long long play long spiel
short short play short spiel
regular regular play regular spiel
Other adjectives: standard, entire, successful, constant, big, little, famous.

Both words in one sentence

  • But after the rest of the gang relates the story to the girl, they still want to know what the play is, so they approach Barney, who starts in on some spiel, stops, and says some stuff about how the plays were just a way to get his mind off his breakup with Robin.
  • In the Name of the Moon Kid Icarus: Uprising tends to play the trope straight, but at the end of Chapter 5, Pit delivers a long, awkwardly worded spiel to Pandora before fighting her, complete with scrolling sparkle backgrounds, Speed Lines, and sound effects straight out of a magical girl anime.
  • Based on a Great Big Lie: IV opens with a spiel of this nature:The game you're about to play is an account of the tragedy that befell a group of four youths.
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