heckling
heckling is the present participle and gerund of heckle.
Noun
heckling (plural hecklings)
- 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
- The preparation of flax for spinning using special combs called hackles.
Meaning of heckle
Verb
heckle (third-person singular simple present heckles, present participle heckling, simple past and past participle heckled)
- To question harshly in an attempt to find or reveal weaknesses.
- Synonyms:
- grill, interrogate
- To insult, tease, make fun of or badger, especially during a comedy performance.
- Promise that you won't heckle me after my performance.
- Synonyms:
- barrack
- To prepare (flax) for spinning, using special combs called hackles.
- Synonyms:
- hackle
Forms of heckling
| plural | hecklings |
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Questions about heckling
- What does heckling mean?
- Heckling means the act of one who heckles.
- What is heckling the present participle and gerund of?
- Heckling is the present participle and gerund of heckle.
- What part of speech is heckling?
- Heckling is a noun.
- What is the plural of heckling?
- The plural of heckling is hecklings.
Words near heckling in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: heckling (page history and authors); heckle (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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