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Repine vs Heckle - What's the difference?

repine | heckle |

As verbs the difference between repine and heckle

is that repine is while heckle is to question harshly in an attempt to find or reveal weaknesses.

repine

English

Alternative forms

* (l)

Verb

(en-verb)
  • *, II.3.6:
    • But many times we complain, repine , and mutter without a cause, we give way to passions we may resist and will not.
  • * Alexander Pope
    • What if the head, the eye, or ear repined / To serve mere engines to the ruling mind?
  • * 1958 , John W. Peterson, Night of Miracles :
    • no more need men on earth repine
  • * 1988 , (Anthony Burgess), Any Old Iron :
    • Beatrix invited me no more to tea but I did not greatly repine .
  • To fail; to wane.
  • * Spenser
    • Repining courage yields no foot to foe.

    References

    * “ †re?pine, n.'']” listed in the '' [2nd ed., 1989 * “ repine, v.'']” listed in the ''Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989 * “ repine, n.'']” listed in the ''Oxford English Dictionary [3rd ed., December 2009 * “ repine, v.'']” listed in the ''Oxford English Dictionary [3rd ed., December 2009

    heckle

    English

    Verb

    (heckl)
  • To question harshly in an attempt to find or reveal weaknesses.
  • To insult, tease, make fun of or badger.
    • Promise that you won't heckle me after my performance.

    Related terms

    * heckler