heckle
verb (used with object)
to harass (a public speaker, performer, etc.) with impertinent questions, gibes, or the like; badger.
has been heckling
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present perfect progressiveof heckle (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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In recent days, she has been heckling Elon Musk on Twitter, although she is relatively sanguine about the medium’s future under its new owner.
From New York Times ● Nov. 6, 2022
An Assyrian-ancestry group has been heckling him on Twitter, which he finds funny.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 4, 2019
