Wordwyrt

heckle

/ˈhekəl/HEH-kuhl
/ˈhɛkəl/HEH-kuhl

Meaninga flax comb

Common meaning: to harass a speaker

Journey through time

  1. Dutchhekel‘a heckle’source
  2. Middle Englishhekelesource
  3. Englishheckle‘to harass a speaker’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Dutch hekel ‘a flax comb’.

Roots

  • hekel Dutch “a flax comb”

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