Object

• speaker: July 4, 1913, p 585 Text of letter to the Daily Chronicle supporting Suffragettes who heckle speakers at political meetings.

• candidate: Ben Leapman heckles the candidates In half the country, sitting Labor MPs will defend their seats at the next election.

Preposition: at

• meeting: Hundreds came to listen and to heckle at these meetings.

Modifying Another Word

• not: Do not heckle trivial points - wait for the first absurd or outrageous statement.

• n't: I did n't heckle them, just laughed at them for the wrong reasons.

• back: Can't resist it - heckle back - " Nice braces, mate " .

• ever: Last night, I had one of my best ever heckles ( well, audience participations ).

Used with why or when

• when: Lula said he was not afraid of heckles: he had been heckled when the PT and the CUT were launched.