heckle
verb (used with object)
to harass (a public speaker, performer, etc.) with impertinent questions, gibes, or the like; badger.
heckles
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present tense formof heckle (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Lownie thinks there could be heckles or protests along the way about Epstein, but the King has the capacity to reach out to the US public and to revive a deeper partnership.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
As has become customary, the hearing was interrupted by protesters bursting into heckles; Rubio quipped that at least he gets bilingual demonstrators.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2025
Of course, hecklers could submit their heckles via email or interview but not heckle directly at our duly elected president.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2023
His speech was interrupted repeatedly by heckles and jeers from opposition leadership, who at times chanted “weak.”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2022
When splintered, there is inner vortex which spirals and heckles mercilessly, relentlessly.
From Rhyme and Reason; a Compilation of Verses, Rhymes and Senses by Dom
