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heckle

Posted on September 28, 2017September 25, 2017 by Lynn

he k@l

transitive verb
to interrupt (someone) during a public speech or performance with intentionally annoying pr provocative remarks or questions.
Angry members of the audience heckled the speaker so much that he sometimes could not be heard.

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