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Meaning of Heckling | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

  1. The act of one who heckles.
  2. The preparation of flax for spinning using special combs called hackles.

Equivalents

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Examples

“Speeches during parliamentary debates, however, belong to linguistic action patterns in which interruptions and hecklings (Burkhardt 2004) are generally conventionalised and accepted as facultative reactions […]”

CEFR level

C2
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This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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