heckle
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Synonyms for heckle
Synonyms
bait, hassle, haze, needle, ride, taunt, tease
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But is there a legal right to heckle a speaker, as happened recently in Westminster? — Donna Engle, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Legal Matters: Is there a constitutional right to heckle?," 5 Aug. 2019 That monumental save gave Mannone a single-season MLS club record of six shutouts, and a runway for teammates to heckle him. — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, "Late drama gives Minnesota United a 1-0 win over FC Dallas," 13 July 2019 Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues’’ as fans of his folk style booed and heckled. — Hillel Italie, BostonGlobe.com, "Oscar-winning documentary maker D.A. Pennebaker dies at 94," 3 Aug. 2019 The second interruption happened when a couple of protesters heckled Biden for the Obama admin's record on deportations. — Brian Stelter, CNN, "Google reveals most-searched candidate during Wednesday debate," 1 Aug. 2019 Booker was engaged in a heated discussion with former Vice President Joe Biden, who was heckled earlier for the number of immigrant deportations that occurred during Barack Obama's administration. — Jeremy Barr, The Hollywood Reporter, "Cory Booker's "S***hole" Comment Goes Uncensored During CNN Debate," 1 Aug. 2019 Ted Cruz heckled by protesters in DC restaurant: video. — Fox News, "FOX NEWS FIRST: Kavanaugh vows to continue to fight in FOX exclusive; Trump, Republicans blast Dem smear campaign," 25 Sep. 2018 Neither Johnson, a Brexiteer who has alternately cheer-led and heckled from the sidelines, nor Hunt, who voted Remain, have had any hands-on experience of the negotiations. — Sam Knight, The New Yorker, "The Death of British Steel and the Myth of the Good Brexit," 10 July 2019 When Tlaib spoke at a press conference with other Congressmen after visiting the centers, she was heckled by Trump supporters shouting at her with bigoted remarks about Tlaib's Muslim faith and Arab ethnicity. — Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, "Rep. Rashida Tlaib: Migrants 'treated like cattle' in detention centers," 8 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'heckle.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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