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heckle

[hek-uhl] / ˈhɛk əl /


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Holding up homemade cards as 'Silent Night' played in the background - emulating a scene from the film 'Love Actually' - Hearn expertly avoided being interrupted, despite Eubank Jr's attempts to heckle him.

From BBC Nov. 13, 2025

“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

Even back in 2022, when Boebert and Greene presented as a Karen power duo out to heckle President Joe Biden, I was skeptical that their alliance would last long.

From Salon Jul. 18, 2023

I used to heckle her about the help problem, but I learned that was not necessarily wise.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

Despite heckles from a small group of people near to Rowley who were calling for him to resign, the commissioner said the police is doing its best to protect the Jewish community.

From BBC Apr. 29, 2026

“Your job as a bench warmer is to come up with the heckles against the other team. I took pride in writing insults to hurl at other 15-year-olds,” Wood recalled in a recent Zoom interview.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2024

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

The reason, he said, is that he would expect an order from a group that cheers for the visitor and heckles the home team would be rejected.

From Seattle Times Feb. 2, 2023

I teuk mysel weel ower the heckles, but I cudna mak oot 'at I cud a'thegither help it.

From Heather and Snow by George MacDonald

He once heckled Anne Sexton at a poetry reading.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

A woman heckled the mayor just as he was about to speak and accused city leadership of ignoring concerns of Muslim and Palestinian communities.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2026

It was as secretary of state for culture, media and sport that Burnham was heckled at a memorial service marking the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster.

From BBC May 14, 2026

Elsewhere on Thursday, angry protesters jeered and heckled Sir Keir Starmer when he visited Golders Green to meet Jewish volunteer organisations and first responders on Thursday.

From BBC Apr. 30, 2026

Sure, we’d been heckled a few times, but once that paper goes to print, there’s no turning back.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy

Since the fall, Charles has faced heckling about his brother during public appearances.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 5, 2026

“These people are crazy, I’m telling you. We’re lucky we have a country with people like this,” he said, over audible heckling about the Epstein files.

From Salon Feb. 24, 2026

One federal agent saw the patrollers, turned up his music, and began heckling the group as he rode in.

From Slate Oct. 27, 2025

"Things have ramped up since Rory said he wanted to win on US soil. I think the heckling will be 1000%, but not over the line. It will be fun - and firm but fair."

From BBC Sep. 24, 2025

We haul it down the driveway and around the corner as the old man’s heckling laugh echoes behind us.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy




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