heckleverb [ I or T ]
uk/ˈhek.əl/us/ˈhek.əl/to interrupt a public speech or performance with loud, unfriendly statements or questions:
A few angry locals started heckling (the speaker).
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Interrupting & preventing from speaking
- barge
- butt in
- buttonhole
- chime
- chip in
- cut the crap! idiom
- horn in
- interject
- interpose
- interrupt
- interruption
- mike check
- put a sock in it! idiom
- shush
- shut
- slap sb down
- sock
- speak
- speak when you're spoken to! idiom
- strike
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heckler
noun [ C ] uk/ˈhek.lər/us/ˈhek.lɚ/
The heckler was ejected from the hall by a couple of police officers.