heckling
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əl verb (used with object)
1.
to harass (a public speaker, performer, etc.) with impertinent questions, gibes, or the like; badger.
2.
noun
3.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to interrupt (a public speaker, performer, etc) by comments, questions, or taunts |
| 2. | (tr) hackle, Also: hatchel to comb (hemp or flax) |
| —n | |
| 3. | an instrument for combing flax or hemp |
| [C15: Northern and East Anglian form of | |
| 'heckler | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
heckle
"to question severely in a bid to find weaknesses," 1788, transferred usage of hekelen "to comb (flax or hemp) with a heckle," from M.E. hekele "a comb for flax or hemp" (early 14c.), from M.Du. hekelen, the original sense of which was "to prickle, irritate," from P.Gmc. *khakilo- (related to hackle).
"Long applied in Scotland to the public questioning of parliamentary candidates" [OED].
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Example sentences
But a lot of the heckling-and response to it-was disappointing.
They have been accused of heckling rattled musicians in high school bands, a charge they accept proudly.
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