heckle

Example Sentences

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“Tiger With Cubs” depicts a tigress nursing her young under pine trees as magpies heckle them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

Passersby who witnessed this altercation began to heckle the police, demanding they take the handcuffs off Smith.

From Salon • May 13, 2025

The prime minister received another, less-hostile, heckle when a member of the crowd shouted out: "Prime minister, it's not Coca-Cola."

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2023

Now Israel's minister for police, Itamar Ben-Gvir was on hand to keep order as some 30,000 people took part in the annual event that he used to heckle as an "abomination".

From Reuters • Jun. 1, 2023

I want to get there early to claim a seat in the front, where I can heckle Simon and Nick.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli