transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhe-kəl ]
transitive verb
( heck·led ; heck·ling -k(ə-)liŋ)
Etymology: Middle English hekelen to dress flax, scratch, from heckele hackle; akin to Old High German hāko hook — more at hook
Date: circa 1825
: to harass and try to disconcert with questions, challenges, or gibes : badger
Synonyms: see bait
• heck·ler -k(ə-)lər noun