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
Arizona and Arizona State fans once used the term to heckle him, but the taunts had the opposite of their intended effect.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2025
Responding to a heckle, Powell said: "No, I wasn't there actually."
From BBC • Oct. 17, 2024
After the press conference ended, they continued to follow and heckle De Niro.
From Salon • May 29, 2024
When he told them to leave the pitch, they did so quite cheerfully and went to sit in the stands to heckle everyone else.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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