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(hek′əl)

transitive verb heckled, heckling

hackle
Origin: orig. Scot
to annoy or harass (a speaker) by interrupting with questions or taunts

Origin: ME hekelin < hechele: see hackle

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hackle

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heckler noun

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transitive verb heck·led, heck·ling, heck·les

To try to embarrass and annoy (someone speaking or performing in public) by questions, gibes, or objections; badger.
To comb (flax or hemp) with a hatchel.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English hekelen, to comb with a hatchel

Origin: , from hekel, hatchel

Origin: , from Middle Dutch; see keg- in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

heckˈler noun

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