listening vs spiel

listening

adj
  • Of an action that is performed with caution and attention to sounds. 

  • Of something that is used in order to hear or to improve the ability to hear. 

  • Of something or someone that listens. 

noun
  • Skill or ability of perceiving spoken language. 

  • Action of the verb listening 

  • An educational exercise involving listening 

spiel

verb
  • To give a sales pitch; to promote by speaking. 

  • To talk at length. 

noun
  • A game of curling. 

  • A lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade. 

  • An early form of rap music. 

How often have the words listening and spiel occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )