I. ˈhekəl
chiefly dialect
variant of hackle
II. transitive verb
( heckled ; heckled ; heckling -k(ə)liŋ ; heckles )
Etymology: Middle English hekelen, from hakell, heckele hackle — more at hatchel
1. : hackle IV 1
2.
a. : to harass with questions, challenges, gibes, or objections designed to embarrass and disconcert : badger
would gather in front-row seats and heckle the performers with shouts — E.J.Kahn
b. : to interfere with unjustifiably or with hostile intent : meddle with so as to annoy, disturb, or injure : molest
heckled even by photographers who … set off flash bulbs as he was about to start — Claudia Cassidy
seemed too harried and heckled by her life to spare love for the older children — John Dollard
Synonyms: see bait
III.
variant of hickwall