heckle

verb · nounA2

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Động từ

verb

V_es/s

heckles

V_ing/Gerund

heckling

V_ed/pp

heckled

1.
(transitive)To question harshly in an attempt to find or reveal weaknesses.
Đồng nghĩa: grill, interrogate
2.
(transitive)To insult, tease, make fun of or badger, especially during a comedy performance.
Promise that you won't heckle me after my performance.
Đồng nghĩa: barrack
3.
(textiles) To prepare (flax) for spinning, using special combs called hackles.
Đồng nghĩa: hackle

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

heckles

1.
(alt of, alternative)Alternative form of hackle (“tool for separating flax”).
2.
The long shining feathers on a cock's neck.
3.
A feather ornament in the full-dress bonnets of Highland regiments.
4.
An rude interruption during a show, especially a comedy performance
The stand-up dealt well with the heckles from the crowd, replying with raucous banter to raise plenty of laughs.

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Đồng nghĩa

grillinterrogatebarrackhacklehatchelpanache plume

Cùng gốc / liên quan

hecklerheckling

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Nguồn gốc từ

Transferred usage of Middle English hekelen (to comb flax or hemp with a heckle), from hekele (a comb for flax or hemp), from Middle Dutch hekelen (to prickle, irritate), from *hakilōn, from Proto-Germanic *hakilōną, related to *hakô (hook). Related to hackle.