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What is the verb for heckle?

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heckle
  1. (transitive) To question harshly in an attempt to find or reveal weaknesses. [from later 18th c.]
  2. (transitive) To insult, tease, make fun of or badger.
  3. (textiles) To prepare flax for spinning using special combs called hackles
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  5. Examples:
    1. “Some fans feel it is OK to heckle and tell pro bowlers what they should do on every roll.”
      “The first step is to heckle the fiber, combing the long fibers from the short.”
      “You can always count on your peers, friends, and enemies for a good heckle.”
heckling
heckles
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of heckle
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  3. Examples:
    1. “I did not walk into the cafeteria to laughs and heckles, no one got in my face.”
      “The directors' lavish lifestyles and sumptuous houses on the outskirts of Sydney raised the heckles of the Australian public.”
      “He champions free speech but if opposing views are brought forth, he interrupts and heckles.”
heckled
  1. simple past tense and past participle of heckle
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  3. Examples:
    1. “While the majority of the audience supported his comments, a significant minority disagreed and heckled from the sidelines.”
      “The statement did not appease former residents who heckled the sister from the public gallery.”
      “The guy gets heckled by a few Tory women, and it's curtains for New Labour.”
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