heckleとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA: /ˈhɛkəl/
• 韻: -ɛkəl

動詞

heckle (third-person singular simple present heckles, present participle heckling, simple past and past participle heckled)

1. (transitive) To question harshly in an attempt to find or reveal weaknesses. [from later 18th c.]

   Synonyms: grill, interrogate

2. (transitive) To insult, tease, make fun of or badger, especially during a comedy performance.

   Synonyms: barrack; see also Thesaurus:heckle

   Promise that you won't heckle me after my performance.

   • 2008, BYU Studies, volume 47, page 108:

     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."

   • 2013, Alan M. Dershowitz, Taking the Stand: My Life in the Law, Crown, →ISBN, page 106:

     […] 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 […]

   • 2020, Tim Ecott, The Land of Maybe, Short Books, published 2021, page 102:

     It is the large brown bonxies that heckle me as I pass across the high moor and approach the sheep gate.

   • 2024 March 7, Emmanuel Morgan, “Duke Asks Its Crazed Basketball Fans to Heckle Responsibly”, in The New York Times‎:

     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.

3. (textiles) To prepare (flax) for spinning, using special combs called hackles.

   Synonym: hackle

関連する語

• heckler
• heckling

名詞

heckle (plural heckles)

1. 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

   The stand-up dealt well with the heckles from the crowd, replying with raucous banter to raise plenty of laughs.

アナグラム

• Heckel