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Definition of heckle verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

heckle

verb

NAmE//ˈhɛkl//

[transitive, intransitive] heckle (somebody)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they heckle

he / she / it heckles

past simple heckled

-ing form heckling

to interrupt a speaker at a public meeting by shouting out questions or rude remarks He was booed and heckled throughout his speech.

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heckler

NAmE//ˈhɛklər//

noun

heckling

noun [uncountable]See heckle in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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