earful
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 6
/ˈɪə(ɹ)fəl/
(UK)
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/ˈɪə(ɹ)fəl/ (UK) · /ˈɪə(ɹ)fʊl/ (UK) · /ˈɪɹfəl/ · /ˈɪɹfʊl/
Definition of earful
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(informal)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.”
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noun
-
(informal)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.”
- (informal)intimate gossip
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From ear + -ful.
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