Heckle - English meaning

verb

Provide (soldiers) with accommodation in a building or set of buildings.

Usage examples:

The granary in which the platoons were barracked

verb

Jeer loudly at (someone performing or speaking in public) in order to express disapproval or to distract them.

Usage examples:

Opponents barracked him when he addressed the opening parliamentary session

noun

A large building or group of buildings used to house soldiers.

Usage examples:

The troops were ordered back to barracks

exclamation

Said suddenly to surprise someone who is unaware of one's presence.

Usage examples:

‘boo!’ she cried, jumping up to frighten him

noun

An utterance of ‘boo’ to show disapproval of a speaker or performer.

Usage examples:

The audience greeted this comment with boos and hisses

verb

Say ‘boo’ to show disapproval of a speaker or performer.

Usage examples:

They booed and hissed when he stepped on stage

verb

Interrupt (an event, activity, or process) by causing a disturbance or problem.

Usage examples:

Flooding disrupted rail services

verb

To prevent something, esp. a system, process, or event, from continuing as usual or as expected

Usage examples:

A heavy fall of snow disrupted traffic during the rush hour., [ c ] strikes threaten more disruptio…

verb

To prevent something, especially a system, process, or event, from continuing as usual or as expected

Usage examples:

Meetings with her lawyers did not disrupt the schedule., commerce could be disrupted in a cyberterr…

idiom

To make things difficult or unpleasant for someone

Usage examples:

Her kids always give her a hard time when she takes them shopping., my mother gave me a really hard…

idiom

To make things difficult or unpleasant for someone

Usage examples:

Her kids always give her a hard time when she takes them shopping., my mother gave me a really hard…

verb

Subject to aggressive pressure or intimidation.

Usage examples:

Being harassed at work can leave you feeling confused and helpless

verb

Annoy continually or chronically

verb

To annoy or trouble someone repeatedly

Usage examples:

He claimed that the police continued to harass foreign journalists., she felt she was being harasse…

verb

Make a sharp sibilant sound as of the letter s.

Usage examples:

The escaping gas was hissing

noun

A sharp sibilant sound.

Usage examples:

The spit and hiss of a cornered cat

verb

Stop the continuous progress of (an activity or process).

Usage examples:

The buzzer interrupted his thoughts

verb

To stop someone from speaking by saying or doing something, or to cause an activity or event to stop briefly

Usage examples:

[ i ] please don’t interrupt until i’m finished., [ t ] the picnic was interrupted by a rain shower…

verb

Make rude and mocking remarks, typically in a loud voice.

Usage examples:

Some of the younger men jeered at him

noun

A rude and mocking remark.

Usage examples:

The taunts and jeers of my classmates

verb

Laugh at with contempt and derision

noun

A remark made in order to anger, wound, or provoke someone.

Usage examples:

Pupils will play truant rather than face the taunts of classmates about their ragged clothes

verb

Provoke or challenge (someone) with insulting remarks.

Usage examples:

Pupils began taunting her about her weight

verb

Harass with persistent criticism or carping