Meanings
nounearful (plural earfuls or earsful)
plural earfuls · plural earsful
- informalan angry reprimand, castigation or telling off
give someone an earful
1 more example
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
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna severe scolding
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Finnish läksytys, juoru
- läksytyscastigation
- juoruintimate gossip
Italian cazziata, cazziatone
- cazziatacastigation
- cazziatonecastigation
- lavata di capocastigation
Māori kaikai taringa
- kaikai taringacastigation
Portuguese bronca, sabão
- broncacastigation
- sabãocastigation
Russian вы́говор, суро́вая кри́тика
- вы́говор (výgovor)castigation
- суро́вая кри́тика (suróvaja krítika)castigation
- бичева́ние (bičevánije)castigation
Spanish rapapolvo
- rapapolvocastigation
Rhymes & wordplay
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APA
earful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earful
MLA
“earful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earful. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “earful,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earful.
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