as in taunts
to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults
the players were heckled by disappointed fans
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The two come face-to-face at the end of the episode, during which Callahan taunts Kyle over his wife's murder.—
Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 2025
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Instead, Pennywise taunts Ingrid before showing her the deadlights and leaving her (mostly) catatonic.—
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The trailer for the film, released this morning, teases an emotional Matt and Ross Duffer wrapping up the Netflix tentpole show that took 10 years to make.—
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The trailer teases a sharp, self-aware story about ambition, reinvention, and the business of superhero mythmaking.—
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“Heckles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heckles. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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