Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to heckle
Participle: heckled
Gerund: heckling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | heckle |
| you | heckle |
| he;she;it | heckles |
| we | heckle |
| you | heckle |
| they | heckle |
Perfect
| I | have heckled |
| you | have heckled |
| he;she;it | has heckled |
| we | have heckled |
| you | have heckled |
| they | have heckled |
Past
| I | heckled |
| you | heckled |
| he;she;it | heckled |
| we | heckled |
| you | heckled |
| they | heckled |
Pluperfect
| I | had heckled |
| you | had heckled |
| he;she;it | had heckled |
| we | had heckled |
| you | had heckled |
| they | had heckled |
Future
| I | will heckle |
| you | will heckle |
| he;she;it | will heckle |
| we | will heckle |
| you | will heckle |
| they | will heckle |
Future Perfect
| I | will have heckled |
| you | will have heckled |
| he;she;it | will have heckled |
| we | will have heckled |
| you | will have heckled |
| they | will have heckled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | heckle |
| you | heckle |
| he;she;it | heckle |
| we | heckle |
| you | heckle |
| they | heckle |
Perfect
| I | have heckled |
| you | have heckled |
| he;she;it | have heckled |
| we | have heckled |
| you | have heckled |
| they | have heckled |
Imperfect
| I | heckled |
| you | heckled |
| he;she;it | heckled |
| we | heckled |
| you | heckled |
| they | heckled |
Pluperfect
| I | had heckled |
| you | had heckled |
| he;she;it | had heckled |
| we | had heckled |
| you | had heckled |
| they | had heckled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would heckle |
| you | would heckle |
| he;she;it | would heckle |
| we | would heckle |
| you | would heckle |
| they | would heckle |
Perfect
| I | would have heckled |
| you | would have heckled |
| he;she;it | would have heckled |
| we | would have heckled |
| you | would have heckled |
| they | would have heckled |
Imperative
| you | heckle |
| we | Let's heckle |
| you | heckle |
Verbs conjugated like 'heckle'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'heckle'
eckle,
hackle,
hockle,
keckle,
buckle,
cackle,
chackle,
chuckle,
cockle,
fickle,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult
- abuse, affront, burn, carry, cut down, dis, diss, give stick, hurt someone's feelings, insult, lapidate, misbid, misrespect, misuse, offend, sledge, slight, sneap, wound
- to harshly mock; to treat with contempt
- badger, bam, barrack, brock, bullyrag, chiack, deride, fleer, fligger, flite, geck, hound, jeer, nip, poke borack
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
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.
Sample Sentences
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Promise that you won't heckle me after my performance.
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As late as 1854, the antichoir members of an Ohio Methodist congregation heckled the choir whenever it tried to sing, hoping to "bring discredit on the singers by creating discord." [2008, BYU Studies, volume 47, page 108:]
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[…] Internet postings, speeches, heckling, cartoons, faxes, composites, noises, threats, incitements, videos, ads, prayers, classes, live and filmed nudity (frontal, sideal, backal), defamation, blasphemy, and digital communication […] [2013, Alan M. Dershowitz, Taking the Stand: My Life in the Law, Crown, →ISBN, page 106:]
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It is the large brown bonxies that heckle me as I pass across the high moor and approach the sheep gate. [2020, Tim Ecott, The Land of Maybe, Short Books, published 2021, page 102:]
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The student section of Blue Devils fans, called “Cameron Crazies” for the energy and antics they bring to that cramped arena at Duke, heckles opponents with the help of “cheer sheets” that include biographical details and biting comments about opposing players. [2024 March 7, Emmanuel Morgan, “Duke Asks Its Crazed Basketball Fans to Heckle Responsibly”, in The New York Times:]