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heckle
heck·le H0119900 (hĕk′əl)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.] heck′ler n.heckle (ˈhɛkəl) vb1. to interrupt (a public speaker, performer, etc) by comments, questions, or taunts2. (Mechanical Engineering) (tr) Also: hackle or hatchel to comb (hemp or flax)n (Mechanical Engineering) an instrument for combing flax or hemp[C15: Northern and East Anglian form of hackle] ˈheckler nheck•le (ˈhɛk əl) v.t. -led, -ling. to harass (a public speaker, performer, etc.) with impertinent questions, gibes, or the like. [1275–1325; Middle English hekelen, variant of hechelen to comb flax; akin to hackle1] heck′ler, n. 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.heckle Past participle: heckled Gerund: heckling
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I heckle | you heckle | he/she/it heckles | we heckle | you heckle | they heckle |
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I heckled | you heckled | he/she/it heckled | we heckled | you heckled | they heckled |
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I am heckling | you are heckling | he/she/it is heckling | we are heckling | you are heckling | they are heckling |
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I have heckled | you have heckled | he/she/it has heckled | we have heckled | you have heckled | they have heckled |
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I was heckling | you were heckling | he/she/it was heckling | we were heckling | you were heckling | they were heckling |
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I had heckled | you had heckled | he/she/it had heckled | we had heckled | you had heckled | they had heckled |
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I will heckle | you will heckle | he/she/it will heckle | we will heckle | you will heckle | they will heckle |
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I will have heckled | you will have heckled | he/she/it will have heckled | we will have heckled | you will have heckled | they will have heckled |
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I will be heckling | you will be heckling | he/she/it will be heckling | we will be heckling | you will be heckling | they will be heckling |
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I have been heckling | you have been heckling | he/she/it has been heckling | we have been heckling | you have been heckling | they have been heckling |
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I will have been heckling | you will have been heckling | he/she/it will have been heckling | we will have been heckling | you will have been heckling | they will have been heckling |
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I had been heckling | you had been heckling | he/she/it had been heckling | we had been heckling | you had been heckling | they had been heckling |
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I would heckle | you would heckle | he/she/it would heckle | we would heckle | you would heckle | they would heckle |
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I would have heckled | you would have heckled | he/she/it would have heckled | we would have heckled | you would have heckled | they would have heckled | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | heckle - a comb for separating flax fibershatchelcomb - any of several tools for straightening fibers | Verb | 1. | heckle - comb with a heckle; "heckle hemp or flax"hackle, hatchelcomb - straighten with a comb; "comb your hair" | | 2. | heckle - challenge aggressivelycut off, disrupt, interrupt, break up - make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages" |
heckleverb jeer, interrupt, shout down, disrupt, bait, barrack (informal), boo, taunt, pester He was insulted and heckled mercilessly.heckleverbTo torment with persistent insult or ridicule:badger, bait, bullyrag, hector, hound, taunt.Informal: needle, ride.Idiom: wave the red flag in front of the bull.Translationshechelninterrompere [chi parla]interrompere con gridainterruzioneheckle
heckle an instrument for combing flax or hemp MedicalSeehackleheckle Related to heckle: hackleSynonyms for heckleverb jeerSynonyms- jeer
- interrupt
- shout down
- disrupt
- bait
- barrack
- boo
- taunt
- pester
Synonyms for heckleverb to torment with persistent insult or ridiculeSynonyms- badger
- bait
- bullyrag
- hector
- hound
- taunt
- needle
- ride
Synonyms for hecklenoun a comb for separating flax fibersSynonymsRelated Wordsverb comb with a heckleSynonymsRelated Wordsverb challenge aggressivelyRelated Words- cut off
- disrupt
- interrupt
- break up
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