heckles (Meaning)
heckles
to interrupt with questions or comments usually with the intention of annoying or hindering, to harass and try to disconcert with questions, challenges, or gibes
Synonyms & Antonyms of heckles
Synonyms:
- makes game of
- hounds
- harasses
- chafes
- picks on
- ruffles
- burns (up)
- gripes
- itches
- tries
- riles
- goads
- harries
- tests
- piques
- grates
- exasperates
- gnaws (at)
- frets
- frosts
- aggravates
- nags
- bugs
- badgers
- plagues
- gibes
- discomforts
- jibes
- nettles
- beleaguers
- derides
- persecutes
- dogs
- rasps
- irks
- bedevils
- browbeats
- perturbs
- terrorizes
- troubles
- bullies
- spites
- narks
- needles
- pesters
- gets
- vexes
- hacks (off)
- agitates
- hectors
- galls
- puts out
- peeves
- disturbs
- torments
- aggrieves
heckles Sentence Examples
- The comedian was mercilessly heckled by a group of rowdy audience members.
- The politician's speech was met with a chorus of heckles from the opposition.
- The lecturer struggled to be heard amidst the constant heckling of a disruptive student.
- The heckles flung at the celebrity during the award ceremony were both amusing and disrespectful.
- The audience erupted in a cacophony of heckles as the controversial speaker took the stage.
- The hecklers attempted to derail the event with their incessant interruptions.
- The comedian deftly deflected the heckles, turning them into opportunities for humor.
- The debate descended into chaos as the candidates exchanged heckles and insults.
- The hecklers' jeers echoed through the concert hall, disrupting the performance.
- The mayor patiently listened to the hecklers' concerns, promising to address them later.
FAQs About the word heckles
to interrupt with questions or comments usually with the intention of annoying or hindering, to harass and try to disconcert with questions, challenges, or gibe
teases,taunts, bothers, irritates, baits,mocks, ridicules, rides, hassles, tortures
No antonyms found.
The comedian was mercilessly heckled by a group of rowdy audience members.
The politician's speech was met with a chorus of heckles from the opposition.
The lecturer struggled to be heard amidst the constant heckling of a disruptive student.
The heckles flung at the celebrity during the award ceremony were both amusing and disrespectful.
