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Date: 1300-1400
Origin: hackle; HACKLES

heckle

 verb
     
heck‧le [intransitive and transitive]
to interrupt and try to embarrass someone who is speaking or performing in public
—heckler noun [countable]
—heckling noun [uncountable]
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