Heckle means: To question harshly in an attempt to find or reveal weaknesses. Related words include comb or hackle. Below you'll find 13 example sentences showing how to use Heckle in practice.
Heckle meaning
- To question harshly in an attempt to find or reveal weaknesses.
- To insult, tease, make fun of or badger, especially during a comedy performance.
- To prepare (flax) for spinning, using special combs called hackles.
Example types with heckle
Below, the same example sentences are grouped by length and sentence type:
Less common but especially reprehensible is when parents heckle the kids themselves. (12 words)
Jackson suggests that the adulation might be more damaging than the odd heckle. (13 words)
One day some young people come to heckle the old woman, pretending to test her powers. (16 words)
About 1,000 people turned up for the celebration on Wednesday evening singing ‘bhajans’ and chanting at a traffic island on Times Square, while two groups of protesters lined up on either side to heckle them. (36 words)
Castries South MP, Ernest Hilaire has observed that it is traditional for supporters of both political parties to come out to either cheer those MPs they support, or heckle those that they do not. (34 words)
It featured panel discussions from some of the biggest newsmakers and was among the first shows to allow audience participation: members of the studio audience could question the guests or even heckle them. (33 words)
After Khloe saw the clip, she took to Twitter to respond, saying, “Look at my baby heckler I’m dying at Kenny trying to heckle on the low low! (29 words)
Example sentences (13)
Each bay has lounge-type furniture or high-top tables where groups can cheer – or heckle – the other Players.
Jackson suggests that the adulation might be more damaging than the odd heckle.
Two men heckle protesters during the “Fascist Judges: Keep Your Hands Off Abortion Medication” nationwide protest on April 15, 2023, in Chicago.
So I just put it right now," the 63-year-old said, which fell on deaf ears as the fans continued to heckle him.
About 1,000 people turned up for the celebration on Wednesday evening singing ‘bhajans’ and chanting at a traffic island on Times Square, while two groups of protesters lined up on either side to heckle them.
As long as you keep trying to come up with a heckle that isn't rambling, long-winded and a bit uncertain, one day.
One day some young people come to heckle the old woman, pretending to test her powers.
Scott Gilmore: On your first day in the House, you’re going to see your colleagues heckle.
After Khloe saw the clip, she took to Twitter to respond, saying, “Look at my baby heckler I’m dying at Kenny trying to heckle on the low low!
Castries South MP, Ernest Hilaire has observed that it is traditional for supporters of both political parties to come out to either cheer those MPs they support, or heckle those that they do not.
Less common but especially reprehensible is when parents heckle the kids themselves.
A heckle is a bed of "nails"—sharp, long-tapered, tempered, polished steel pins driven into wooden blocks at regular spacing.
It featured panel discussions from some of the biggest newsmakers and was among the first shows to allow audience participation: members of the studio audience could question the guests or even heckle them.
Common combinations with heckle
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to heckle 4×
- heckle the 3×
- or heckle 2×
- heckle them 2×