heckle
verb (used with object)
to harass (a public speaker, performer, etc.) with impertinent questions, gibes, or the like; badger.
had been heckling
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past perfect progressiveof heckle.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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The week before the shooting, he complained to his grandmother that Kinsey and his friends had been heckling him as he walked by on his way to the park.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 25, 2015
The blast shut up fans who had been heckling from behind home plate.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 23, 2014
Reports over the weekend suggested Sir Peter had been "heckling" the actors.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2012
Senator Tobey, who had been heckling O'Dwyer off & on all day, broke in.
From Time Magazine Archive
A somewhat stormy board-meeting was in progress, and Lady Julia, who constituted the board of directors, had been heckling the chairman.
From The Intrusion of Jimmy by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
