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    heckle
    /ˈhɛkl/

    verb

    • 1. interrupt (a public speaker) with derisive or aggressive comments or abuse: "he was booed and heckled when he tried to address the demonstrators"
    • 2. dress (flax or hemp) to split and straighten the fibres for spinning: "hemp was heckled and spun into rope yarn"

    noun

    • 1. a heckling comment: "heckles of ‘Get stuffed!’"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMeaning of heckle in English - Cambridge Dictionary

    HECKLE definition: 1. to interrupt a public speech or performance with loud, unfriendly statements or questions: 2…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › heckleHeckle Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of HECKLE is to harass and try to disconcert with questions, challenges, or gibes : badger. How to use heckle in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Heckle.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHECKLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    HECKLE meaning: 1. to interrupt a public speech or performance with loud, unfriendly statements or questions: 2…. Learn more.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › heckleHeckle - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    To heckle is to challenge or harass someone. At a sporting event, fans sometimes heckle the opposing team, but it’s not very respectable behavior.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHECKLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    verb. 1. to interrupt (a public speaker, performer, etc) by comments, questions, or taunts. 2. Also: hackle, hatchel (transitive) to comb (hemp or flax) noun. 3. an instrument for combing flax or hemp.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › heckleHeckle - definition of heckle by The Free Dictionary

    Define heckle. heckle synonyms, heckle pronunciation, heckle translation, English dictionary definition of heckle. tr.v. heck·led , heck·ling , heck·les 1. To try to embarrass and annoy by questions, gibes, or objections; badger. 2. To comb with a hatchel.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › heckleHECKLE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Heckle definition: to harass (a public speaker, performer, etc.) with impertinent questions, gibes, or the like; badger. . See examples of HECKLE used in a sentence.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishheckle verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    heckle (somebody) to interrupt a speaker at a public meeting by shouting out questions or rude remarks synonym barrack He was booed and heckled throughout his speech.

  10. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › heckleHECKLE Synonyms: 70 Similar Words | Merriam-Webster Thesaurus

    Some common synonyms of heckle are badger, bait, chivy, hector, and hound. While all these words mean "to harass by efforts to break down," heckle implies persistent annoying or belligerent interruptions of a speaker.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › heckleheckle - Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online

    heckle meaning, definition, what is heckle: to interrupt and try to embarrass someon...: Learn more.