heckled
past simple and past participle ofheckle
heckle
verb[IorT]
uk/ˈhek.əl/us/ˈhek.əl/tointerruptapublicspeechorperformancewithloud,unfriendlystatementsorquestions:
A fewangrylocalsstartedheckling (thespeaker).
Interrupting & preventing from speaking
- barge
- belt up
- blurtsomethingout
- breaksomeonein
- butt in
- chime
- chip(something)in
- cut the crap!idiom
- horn in
- interpolation
- interrupt
- interruption
- mike check
- nobble
- not get a word in edgewaysidiom
- obtrude
- shutyourmouth/faceidiom
- speak
- strike
- waylay
Examplesofheckled
heckled
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
I am not surprised that he washeckled; it was entirely predictable.
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They have been badgered,heckledand hassled by the officers when they come only to visit relatives.
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Indeed, some should beheckledmuch more ferociously than they are.
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Hecklers contribute a great deal to the political scene and most public speakers would be improved whenheckled.
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Statements such as that should be listened to in silence, notheckled.
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One does not blame him, for he was being somewhatheckled.
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Whenheckled, he said he would try to repair an omission.
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Speakers supporting unitary districts wereheckledand barracked; those supporting the county were given standing ovations.
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It is a combination of harrassed andheckled.
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That was the occasion when questions should have been put to him; that was the occasion for him to beheckled.
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I have beenheckled, quizzed and so forth.
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I could not beheckledby them.
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He washeckledwhen he suggested workfare.
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Phillips washeckledand badgered.
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He was frequentlyheckledduring matches and at length handed in a transfer request, stating the fans have it in for me.
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