CEFR B1

heckling

noun

Meaning

heckle means an instrument with steel pins used to comb out flax or hemp. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

Promise that you won't heckle me after my performance.
The article uses heckle to mean an instrument with steel pins used to comb out flax or hemp.

Synonyms: hatchel, panache, plume

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heckling (B1)

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈhɛkəl/

Definition

heckle means an instrument with steel pins used to comb out flax or hemp. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

Promise that you won't heckle me after my performance.
The article uses heckle to mean an instrument with steel pins used to comb out flax or hemp.
The teacher asked students to find heckle in the reading.

How to Use heckling

a/the heckle (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a heckle."
heckle in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked heckle in context before translating it."

Synonyms of heckling

Words with a similar meaning to heckling:

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