heckling

H4E1C3K5L1I1N1G2

noun

The act of one who heckles.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of heckle
nounheckling (plural hecklings)

plural hecklings

  1. The act of one who heckles.

    Speeches during parliamentary debates, however, belong to linguistic action patterns in which interruptions and hecklings (Burkhardt 2004) are generally conventionalised and accepted as facultative reactions […]

    2008, Ruth Wodak, Veronika Koller, Handbook of Communication in the Public Sphere, page 256
  2. The preparation of flax for spinning using special combs called hackles.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounshouting to interrupt a speech with which you disagree

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Translations

Spanish abucheo, rechifla
  • abucheothe act of one who heckles
  • rechiflathe act of one who heckles
  • pifiathe act of one who heckles
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Chicago

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