spiel
noun
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
was spieling
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past progressiveof spiel.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Undergraduate Sibley's job was to stand dumbly but alluringly beside the freaks while the barker was spieling.
From Time Magazine Archive
