Noun: barracking ber-u-king [N. Amer], ba-ru-king [Brit]
Usage: Brit
Usage: Brit
- Shouting to interrupt a speech with which you disagree
"The politician faced constant barracking during his campaign rally";
- heckling
- Lodge in barracks
"The soldiers were barracked near the training grounds"
- [Austral, NZ] Spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
"The crowd barracked the demonstrating strikers";
- cheer, root on [N. Amer, informal], inspire, urge, urge on, exhort, pep
- [Brit] Shout or laugh at with contempt and derision
"The crowd barracked the unpopular speaker";
- jeer, scoff, flout, gibe
Derived forms: barrackings
Type of: accommodate, bait, break, cod [Brit, informal], disruption, encourage, gap, interruption, lodge, rag, rally, razz [N. Amer, informal], ride [N. Amer, informal], taunt, tease, twit [informal], wind up [Brit, informal]
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