earful
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Etymology[edit]
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- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɪə(ɹ)fəl/, /ˈɪə(ɹ)fʊl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɪɹfəl/, /ˈɪɹfʊl/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)fʊl, -ɪə(ɹ)fəl
Noun[edit]
earful (plural earfuls or earsful)
- (informal) an angry reprimand, castigation or telling off
- give someone an earful
- 6 September 2013, Daniel Taylor, “Danny Welbeck leads England's rout of Moldova but hit by Ukraine ban”, in The Guardian[1]:
- Ivan Kruzliak had already taken an earful from Gary Neville at half-time and it was rare to see Hodgson as annoyed as he was while remonstrating with the fourth official.
- (informal) intimate gossip
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castigation
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