About The Word Heckle

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Heckle

Heckle Meaning & Definition
Heckle Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Heckle?

[v] challenge aggressively
[v] comb with a heckle; "heckle hemp or flax"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Heckle: hackle | harass | hatchel

Related Terms | Find terms related to Heckle: aggravate | annoy | badger | bait | barrack | be at | bedevil | beset | bother | bristle | brown off | bug | bullyrag | burn up | card | chivy | comb | curry | devil | discomfit | discompose | disconcert | distemper | disturb | dog | embarrass | exasperate | exercise | fash | faze | get | gripe | hackle | harass | harry | hassle | hatchel | hector | hound | irk | irritate | jeer | miff | molest | nag | needle | nettle | nudzh | peeve | persecute | pester | pick on | pique | plague | pluck the beard | pother | provoke | rake | rattle | ride | rile | roil | ruffle | taunt | tease | torment | try the patience | tweak the nose | vex | worry

See Also | break up | comb | cut off | disrupt | interrupt

Heckle In Webster's Dictionary

\Hec"kle\, n. & v. t. Same as {Hackle}.
\Hec"kle\, v. t. To interrogate, or ply with questions, esp. with severity or antagonism, as a candidate for the ministry. Robert bore heckling, however, with great patience and adroitness. --Mrs. Humphry Ward.

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