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heckling::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | barracking |
| Type of | break, disruption, gap, interruption |
| Derivation | heckle |
Examples of heckling
heckling
The second half of my show felt flat and I stumbled my way through the heckling.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The heckling was witnessed by a Valley News reporter covering Wednesday's match.
From the bostonherald.com
No heckling, no booing and no cheering when the player you don't like screws up.
From the abcnews.go.com
Scalia had a man who was heckling him removed during a 2004 speech in Washington.
From the cnn.com
Maybe some of those heckling hockey players who've grown up will be in the crowd.
From the denverpost.com
My sons were reared in a community with zero tolerance for booing and heckling.
From the denverpost.com
He did a great job ignoring the heckling, but I was squirming in the bleachers.
From the washingtonpost.com
Much of the heckling came from Zherka, who stood just a few feet from the podium.
From the lohud.com
Like many people, my first experience of heckling occurred at Glasgow Barrowland.
From the metro.co.uk
- Comb with a heckle; "heckle hemp or flax"
- Hatchel: a comb for separating flax fibers
- Challenge aggressively
- (heckling) shouting to interrupt a speech with which you disagree
- A heckler is a person who shouts a disparaging comment at a performance or event, or interrupts set-piece speeches, for example at a political meeting, with intent to disturb its performers or participants.
- Heckle was a melodic hardcore/punk rock band from New Jersey, United States.
- Heckle and Jeckle are cartoon characters created by Paul Terry, and released by his own studio, Terrytoons for 20th Century Fox. ...
- (Heckling (flax)) Heckling splits and straightens the flax fibers, as well as removing the fibrous core and impurities from flax."Heckle." The Oxford English Dictionary. 2nd ed. 1989. Heckling is done with heckling combs by pulling the flax through the combs. ...
- To question harshly in an attempt to find or reveal weaknesses. [from later 18th c.]; To insult, tease, make fun of or badger
