heckle
verb (used with object)
to harass (a public speaker, performer, etc.) with impertinent questions, gibes, or the like; badger.
had heckled
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past perfectof heckle.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Kuzma said the Cavaliers fans who had heckled him during the game motivated him to get hot down the stretch.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 11, 2021
Liz Innes, a mayor of a shire near Cobargo, apologised to Mr Morrison for those who had heckled him, the ABC reported.
From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2020
It was the third time this season a designated fan section in a road arena had heckled the Wizards with a variation of this chorus.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 25, 2018
Lately the Pink Reporter had heckled Governor Roy Ayers, who took office four years ago with the blessing of Montana's powerful Anaconda Copper Mining Co.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Little Flower had heckled Democratic Prosecutor O'Dwyer unmercifully, had initiated an investigation of his office.
From Time Magazine Archive
