heckled; heckling
ˈhe-k(ə-)liŋ 
: to harass and try to disconcert with questions, challenges, or gibes : badger
Examples of heckle in a Sentence
Several protesters were heckling the speaker at the rally.
The players were being heckled by the fans.
People in the crowd were booing and heckling as she tried to speak.
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When Thrasher’s name surfaced for the FSU job in 2014, students heckled him at a public forum, appalled by his role as a lobbyist and as chairman of then-Gov. Rick Scott’s re-election campaign.
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Steve Bousquet, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2025
En route to the mammoth exhibit, after getting lightly heckled by a museumgoer in a NASA hat, they were wowed in the Hall of Saurischian Dinosaurs.
—Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
And the actions of some lawmakers, like Sen. Cory Booker’s (D-N.J.) marathon floor speech, have been better received than the tactics of others, like Rep. Al Green’s (D-Texas) heckling of Trump on the House floor, which angered some Democratic moderates and led to Green’s censure.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 1 June 2025
He was booted out for heckling when candidates were discussing transportation priorities, and continued to protest outside the building.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 29 May 2025
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Steve Bousquet, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2025
En route to the mammoth exhibit, after getting lightly heckled by a museumgoer in a NASA hat, they were wowed in the Hall of Saurischian Dinosaurs.
—Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
And the actions of some lawmakers, like Sen. Cory Booker’s (D-N.J.) marathon floor speech, have been better received than the tactics of others, like Rep. Al Green’s (D-Texas) heckling of Trump on the House floor, which angered some Democratic moderates and led to Green’s censure.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 1 June 2025
He was booted out for heckling when candidates were discussing transportation priorities, and continued to protest outside the building.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 29 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for heckle
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“Heckle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heckle. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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