In storytelling or conversations: this phenomenon is when someone doesn't go straight to the point. Instead, they go over and over about various contexts, tangents, and details related (or completely unrelated) to the story, prolonging the journey to reach the ultimate conclusion or main point.
I asked him how he broke up with his ex, he started talking and he keep pretzeling for an hour. at the end turns out he cheated on her.
by DJ DETWEILER January 12, 2024