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heckle definition

heckle (hek′əl)

transitive verb heckled -·led, heckling -·ling

  1. hackle

  2. Etymology: orig. Scot

    to annoy or harass (a speaker) by interrupting with questions or taunts

Etymology: ME hekelin < hechele: see hackle

noun

hackle

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