heckle
verb (used with object)
to harass (a public speaker, performer, etc.) with impertinent questions, gibes, or the like; badger.
heckled
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past participleof heckle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof heckle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
heckleverb (used with object)to harass (a public speaker, performer, etc.) with impertinent questions, gibes, or the like; badger.
Example Sentences
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He gets heckled a lot, even amid ostensibly friendly crowds.
From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2026
After getting heckled outside by protesters, Xi slipped inside the White House for a state dinner where some 30 to 40 guests asked for photographs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Noisy AfD lawmakers who often heckled Merz drew the ire of parliamentary speaker Julia Kloeckner.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
A woman heckled the mayor just as he was about to speak and accused city leadership of ignoring concerns of Muslim and Palestinian communities.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
I tried to defend the play and I was heckled down.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
