spiel vs fiddle

fiddle vs spiel

spiel and fiddle both are nouns.

spiel and fiddle both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
spiel	Yes	No	Yes	No
fiddle	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, fiddle is a hyponym of spiel; that is, fiddle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than spiel:

spiel: replay (as a melody)
fiddle: play on a violin

Other hyponyms of spiel include riff, misplay, replay, prelude, jazz, rag, bugle, recapitulate, repeat, reprise, reprize, slur, bang out, modulate, tongue.

spiel (noun)	fiddle (noun)
plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)	bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow

spiel (verb)	fiddle (verb)
speak at great length (about something)	try to fix or mend
replay (as a melody)	manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
	play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
	play the violin or fiddle
	play on a violin
	commit fraud and steal from one's employer
	avoid (one's assigned duties)

Difference between spiel and fiddle

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