earful
/ˈɪəfəl/
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British/ˈɪːfəl/
earful noun: an angry reprimand, castigation or telling off.
Noun
earful (plural earfuls or earsful)
- an angry reprimand, castigation or telling off
- give someone an earful
- 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.6 September 2013, Daniel Taylor, “Danny Welbeck leads England's rout of Moldova but hit by Ukraine ban”, in The Guardian
- intimate gossip
earful meaning in Tamil and Kannada
earful in Tamil
- நெடுங் கடிந்துரை
earful in Kannada
- ಬಹಳ ಹೊತ್ತು ಮಾತನಾಡು, ತಿಳಿಹೇಳು, ಬುದ್ದಿವಾದ ಹೇಳು
Forms of earful
| plural | earfuls |
|---|---|
| plural | earsful |
Origin of earful
From ear + -ful.
Words formed from earful
Phrases with earful
Words that rhyme with earful
Questions about earful
- What does earful mean?
- Earful means an angry reprimand, castigation or telling off.
- What is earful in Tamil?
- Earful in Tamil is நெடுங் கடிந்துரை. See Earful meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is earful?
- Earful is a noun.
- How do you pronounce earful?
- Earful is pronounced /ˈɪəfəl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of earful?
- The plural of earful is earfuls.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: earful (page history and authors); earful (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); earful (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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