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Definitions

heckle

[hek-uhl] / ˈhɛk əl /
VERB
jeer
Synonyms
STRONGEST
badger bully embarrass hound interrupt pester rattle ridicule taunt tease
STRONG
bait bother chivy dis discomfit disconcert disrupt disturb faze gibe plague ride torment worry
WEAK
shout at
Antonyms
STRONGEST
leave alone please praise
STRONG
aid arrange calm comfort help organize reassure soothe
WEAK
encourage promote support

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

After the press conference ended, they continued to follow and heckle De Niro.

From Salon • May 29, 2024

"If someone heckles me, I can heckle them back... always politely though."

From BBC • Jul. 8, 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

“But what if I want to heckle Nick?”

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.