Thesaurus results for HECKLED

heckled

verb

past tense of heckle

as in taunted

to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults the players were heckled by disappointed fans

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Recent Examples of heckled When Cortez arrived at City Hall on Wednesday, she was heckled by protesters who made comments about her salary. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Erling Haaland and his teammates will be heckled to the heavens now that City has been found guilty on more than 100 charges of financial rule breaches. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026 Some even heckled Cruz, who is currently running for re-election, after the conclusion of the trial. — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026 England players, especially Jardine, were constantly booed and heckled. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026 These remarks come after HeatWorld reported that the sisters have been concerned about their safety, with tensions rising after Eugenie was recently heckled by a man making comments about her father in March. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 29 July 2026 Despite her clear influence, Rico was mercilessly heckled by Carti fans during her performance at the Portland tour stop. — Mehan Jayasuriya, Pitchfork, 24 July 2026 Royal Melbourne was a week after Reed was penalized for improving his lie in the sand, and Aussies heckled him endlessly. — ABC News, 14 July 2026 Everyone is mad because fans at a SPORTING EVENT openly heckled a player? — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026

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The woman, who also reported it to the league, alleged that Jackson refused to delete the video and taunted her with it.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Little immediately ran back toward the opposite end zone and taunted some of the Eagles fans who lined the barrier.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

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The stance has seen Newsom, who warns the passage of Prop 40 could see an exodus of the super rich from California, mocked and dismissed by fellow Democrats.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed mocked Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy on Saturday, commenting on Portnoy's body and athleticism.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

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