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- Dictionaryearful/ˈɪəfʊl/
noun
- 1. a prolonged and angry reprimand: "executives got an earful about poor rail connections"
- 2. a loud blast of sound: "an earful of white noise"
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earful | American Dictionary. noun [ U ] us / ˈɪər·fʊl / Add to word list. angry, complaining speech: I’d better not be late for practice or the coach will give me an earful. (Definition of earful from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of earful.
1. : an outpouring of news or gossip. 2. : an outpouring of anger, abuse, or complaint. Examples of earful in a Sentence. I got an earful about what a bad job I had done. He gave me an earful.
noun. informal us / ˈɪr.fʊl / uk / ˈɪə.fʊl / give someone an earful. Add to word list. to complain angrily to someone. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Chastising & rebuking. admonishingly. admonitory. barracking. bawl. carpet. earbashing. lambaste. lecture. pull someone up. punchbag. punching bag. put someone in their place idiom.
Earful definition: an outpouring of oral information or advice, especially when given without solicitation.. See examples of EARFUL used in a sentence.
Define earful. earful synonyms, earful pronunciation, earful translation, English dictionary definition of earful. n. 1. An abundant or excessive amount of something heard, such as talk or music. 2. Gossip, especially of an intimate or scandalous nature. 3.
1. an outpouring of oral information or advice, esp. when given without solicitation. 2. a sharp verbal rebuke; a scolding.
Definition of earful noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
