heckle

Significado (Inglés)

Verb

1. (transitive) To question harshly in an attempt to find or reveal weaknesses.
2. (transitive) To insult, tease, make fun of or badger, especially during a comedy performance.
3. To prepare (flax) for spinning, using special combs called hackles.

Noun

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

Conceptos

acosar

alzar

atormentar

burlarse

mofarse

peinar

rastrillar

ridiculizar

interrumpir con preguntas molestas

dicterio

rastillar

Sinónimos

hatchel

interrupt

catcall

boo

jeer

annoy

hackle

hoot

bother

bait

ridicule

disturb

fret

harangue

harass

hex

hiss

incommode

inconvenience

infest

interfere

interject

intrude

irk

ken

lecture

molest

pester

pother

trouble

whistle

chime in

grate on

jar on

admonish

put in one’s oar

ail

apostrophize

badger

🦡

barrack

bedevil

berate

butt in

comb

derange

discommode

Traducciones

ditmek

unterbrechen

interrompere

sıkıştırmak

verspotten

auslachen

aufreizen

encalçar

beschimpfen

beleidigen

heimsuchen

hinhalten

höhnisch aufziehen

in die Zange nehmen

apostrophieren

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈhɛkəl/

Etimología (Inglés)

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 Proto-West Germanic *hakilōn, from Proto-Germanic *hakilōną, related to *hakô (“hook”). Related to hackle.