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heckling

/ˈhɛk.əl.ɪŋ/

hecklingnoun

Translations

вмешательство

The comedian handled the heckling with humor and grace.

Комик справился с вмешательством с юмором и грацией.

перебивание

The speaker was interrupted by constant heckling from the audience.

Выступающего постоянно перебивали выкриками из зала.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

hecklinggerund / present participle

/ˈhɛklɪŋ/

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

Definitions

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

Security ejected a heckling spectator from the theater.

Synonyms

heckleverb

heckling

Gerund

heckled

Past Simple

heckled

Past Participle

heckling

Gerund

/ˈhɛk.əl/

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

hecklenoun

Definitions

A comb or board with long metal teeth used for separating flax fibers.

The farmer used a heckle to prepare the flax for spinning.

An interruption or challenge made by a member of an audience, typically during a performance or speech.

The comedian handled the heckle from the audience with humor and grace.