earful

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earful

/ˈɪəfəl/ UK
/-fʊl/ UK
/ˈɪːfəl/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈɪjə-/ British, Southern, Standard
/-fɵl/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈɪɹfəl/ US
/-fʊl/ US

Rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)fʊl, -ɪə(ɹ)fəl

Where it comes from

From ear + -ful.

noun earfuls · earsful

informal an angry reprimand, castigation or telling off give someone an earful
informal intimate gossip

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noun castigation

Español	rapapolvo
Português	bronca, sabão
Italiano	cazziata, cazziatone, lavata di capo
Русский	вы́говор výgovor, суро́вая кри́тика suróvaja krítika, бичева́ние bičevánije

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@misc{earful_2026,
  title = {earful},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/earful},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}