heckle
verb (used with object)
to harass (a public speaker, performer, etc.) with impertinent questions, gibes, or the like; badger.
is heckling
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present progressiveof heckle (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Comedy clubs have long employed bouncers and security guards to deal with the occasional patron who has been overserved, or who is heckling a tad too much.
From New York Times ● May 12, 2022
But what its members are mainly known for is heckling, disrupting hearings and trying to keep other people from talking.
From US News ● Jan. 30, 2015
Chuckled that unbelieving North Carolinian: "Mr. Heckles is heckling us."
From Time Magazine Archive
At present Phoneman Moore is heckling the Michigan Public Service Utilities Commission for a 10% rate rise to cover the cost of making his manual system automatic.
From Time Magazine Archive
