noun
Meaning 1
an angry reprimand, castigation or telling off
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Examples
- give someone an earful
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
earful
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈɪə(ɹ)fəl/
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UK: /ˈɪə(ɹ)fʊl/
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General-American: /ˈɪɹfəl/
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General-American: /ˈɪɹfʊl/
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noun
Meaning 2
intimate gossip
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a severe scolding
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: castigation, bawling out, chewing out, upbraiding, going-over, dressing down
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rebuke, reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand
noun
Meaning 4
an outpouring of gossip
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: gossip, comment, scuttlebutt
History
Etymology
From ear + -ful.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: läksytys — castigation
- Italian: cazziata — castigation
- Italian: cazziatone — castigation
- Italian: lavata di capo — castigation
- Māori: kaikai taringa — castigation
- Portuguese: bronca — castigation
- Portuguese: sabão — castigation
- Russian: вы́говор (výgovor) — castigation
- Russian: суро́вая кри́тика (suróvaja krítika) — castigation
- Russian: бичева́ние (bičevánije) — castigation
- Spanish: rapapolvo — castigation
- Finnish: juoru — intimate gossip