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heckle
(redirected from heckles)

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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.

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

heckler n.

heckle [ˈhɛkəl]
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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.heckle - a comb for separating flax fibers
comb - any of several tools for straightening fibers
Verb1.heckle - comb with a heckle; "heckle hemp or flax"
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"

heckle
verb jeer, interrupt, shout down, disrupt, bait, barrack (informal), boo, taunt, pester He was insulted and heckled mercilessly.
Translations
heckle [ˈhekl]
heckle [ˈhɛkəl]
vtchahuter
vichahuter
heckle
vt speaker(durch Zwischenrufe) stören
heckle [ˈhɛkl] vt & vi to heckle (sb)interrompere continuamente (qn) (un oratore)
heckle [ˈhɛkl] vt & vi to heckle (sb)interrompere continuamente (qn) (un oratore)


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