[ US /ˈhɛkəɫ/ ]
[ UK /hˈɛkə‍l/ ]
VERB
  1. comb with a heckle
    heckle hemp or flax
  2. challenge aggressively
NOUN
  1. a comb for separating flax fibers
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How To Use heckle In A Sentence

  • If a heckler should best a politician, the moment could be screened over and over again on TV.
  • The spokesman was completely discombobulated by the hecklers.
  • The MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley was heckled by a gang of swearing, shell-suited neds.
  • You could knock him for not really interacting with his audience, for the scattergun nature of his approach, or for his awkward way of dealing with a heckle.
  • There were scuffles when UDF hecklers began to shout down the speakers.
  • This report of the UK media awards describes a an apocalyptic scene, as scribes, put beyond use with alcohol, heckle and taunt their peers; standing on stools, booing the MC off the stage.
  • He champions free speech but if opposing views are brought forth, he interrupts and heckles.
  • I also have to give a presentation, which kind of terrifies me -- so if you'll be at GDC and see me, say hi, but please don't heckle me! Speaking Of Maturity
  • Like I said, that was just my impression at the time and it didn't raise any of my "hackles," or "heckles. Cesc Fábregas risking his and Arsenal's reputation with petty battles | Dominic Fifield
  • the hecklers pelted the discombobulated speaker with anything that came to hand
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