tr.v., -led, -ling, -les.

1. To try to embarrass and annoy (someone speaking or performing in public) by questions, gibes, or objections; badger.
2. To comb (flax or hemp) with a hatchel.

[Middle English hekelen, to comb with a hatchel, from hekel, hatchel, from Middle Dutch.]

heckler heck'ler n.

verb

To torment with persistent insult or ridicule: badger, bait, bullyrag, hector, hound, taunt. Informal needle, ride. Idioms: wave the red flag in front of the bull. See treat well/treat badly/treat.

v

Definition: jeer
Antonyms: cheer, encourage, help, promote, support

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IN BRIEF: To harass with questions, challenges or gibes.

It is rude to heckle a speaker during a debate.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - afbryde, plage med spørgsmål, hegle
n. - afbryder, ballademager

Nederlands (Dutch)
sprekers onderbreken, de orde verstoren, vlaskam, veer op de hoed

Français (French)
v. tr. - interpeller, interrompre grossièrement
n. - interpellation, chahut

Deutsch (German)
n. - Zwischenruf, Hechel
v. - jmdn. durch Zwischenrufe unterbrechen, hecheln

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - φωνασκίες, αποδοκιμασίες
v. - φωνασκώ, διακόπτω ομιλητή με κραυγές ή φωνασκίες, βομβαρδίζω με ενοχλητικές ερωτήσεις, αποδοκιμάζω

Italiano (Italian)
imbarazzare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - interrupção (f) inoportuna
v. - interromper de forma inoportuna

Русский (Russian)
забрасывать вопросами, чесать, трепать лен

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - interrumpir a un orador con preguntas molestas
n. - (heckler), persona que interrumpe a un orador haciendo preguntas molestas

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - häckla
v. - häckla, avbryta (med irriterande frågor)

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
以麻梳梳理, 诘问, 激烈质问, 麻梳

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 以麻梳梳理, 詰問, 激烈質問
n. - 麻梳

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 삼빗으로 훑다, 질문 공세를 퍼붓다, ~을 못살게 하다
n. - 삼빗

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 質問攻めにする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الاحفاء المضايقه بالاكثار من الاسئله والتحديات ومقاطعه الخطيب أو المحاضر (فعل) يحفي يضايق بالاكثار من الاسئله ألخ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮שיסע (נואם), הפריע‬
n. - ‮הפרעה לנאום‬

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