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heckling

/ˈhɛk.əl.ɪŋ/

Translations

hecklingnoun

chahutAu théâtre ou en public, interruption hostile et moqueuse d’un orateur ou d’un artiste.

The comedian was used to heckling and had a quick comeback for every interruption.

L’humoriste était habitué au chahut et avait une répartie rapide pour chaque interruption.

Synonyms

hecklinggerund / present participle

/ˈhɛklɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe someone or something that is actively interrupting with derisive or aggressive comments.

chahuteurS’emploie pour une personne qui interpelle ou invective un orateur ou un artiste.

Security ejected a heckling spectator from the theater.

La sécurité a expulsé un spectateur chahuteur du théâtre.

Synonyms

heckleverb

heckling

Gerund

heckled

Past Simple

heckled

Past Participle

heckling

Gerund

/ˈhɛk.əl/

huerDans le contexte d’une représentation ou d’un discours public.

The comedian was heckled by a group of rowdy audience members during his performance.

Le comédien a été hué par un groupe de spectateurs turbulents pendant son spectacle.

Additional translations

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Synonyms

Definitions

hecklingnoun

The act of interrupting a speaker or performer with derisive or aggressive comments or abuse.

The comedian was used to heckling and had a quick comeback for every interruption.

hecklinggerund / present participle

Actively interrupting a speaker or performer with derisive or aggressive remarks.

Security ejected a heckling spectator from the theater.

heckleverb

To interrupt a public speaker or performer with derisive or aggressive comments or abuse.

The comedian was heckled by a group of rowdy audience members during his performance.

To comb or disentangle flax or hemp fibres by drawing them through a heckle.

Before spinning, the workers heckled the flax to remove the shorter fibres.