heckle

heck·le  (hkl)

tr.v. heck·led, heck·ling, heck·les

1. To try to embarrass and annoy (someone speaking or performing in public) by questions, gibes, or objections; badger.

2. To comb (flax or hemp) with a hatchel.

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[Middle English hekelen, to comb with a hatchel, from hekel, hatchel, from Middle Dutch; see keg- in Indo-European roots.]

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heckler n.

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heckle [ˈhɛk^əl]

vb

1. to interrupt (a public speaker, performer, etc.) by comments, questions, or taunts

2. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) (tr) Also hackle hatchel to comb (hemp or flax)

n

(Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) an instrument for combing flax or hemp

[Northern and East Anglian form of hackle]

heckler  n

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heckle - First a "flax comb" for splitting and straightening the fibers for spinning; its metaphorical sense developed from its verb form, "to mangle by cutting, to cut roughly."

See also related terms for spinning.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	heckle - a comb for separating flax fibers hatchel comb - any of several tools for straightening fibers
Verb	1.	heckle - comb with a heckle; "heckle hemp or flax" hackle, hatchel comb - straighten with a comb; "comb your hair"
	2.	heckle - challenge aggressively cut off, disrupt, interrupt, break up - make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages"

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heckle

verb jeer, interrupt, shout down, disrupt, bait, barrack (informal), boo, taunt, pester He was insulted and heckled mercilessly.

Translations

heckle [ˈhekl]

A. VT → interrumpir, molestar con preguntas

B. VI → interrumpir, molestar con preguntas

heckle [ˈhɛk^əl]

vt → chahuter

vi → chahuter

heckle

vt speaker → (durch Zwischenrufe) stören

vi → stören, Zwischenrufe machen

heckle [ˈhɛkl] vt & vi to heckle (sb) → interrompere continuamente (qn) (un oratore)