earful
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6.5
- noun
- /ˈɪrˌfəl/
- Informal
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- But it sounds like they're also getting an earful from a number of other people.
- get an earful
- give you an earful
Examples
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I hear an earful from Roomie about it all the time.
Blog text (27) -
There's Harry Smith now, giving you an earful of his philosophy.
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Besides I got an earful the other night.
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Because of that, I just got an earful from the Director himself, after he got an earful from The White House.
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Did she give you an earful?
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I'd get an earful in the morning.
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I'm not a teacher myself, but I have friends who are, and they have given me an earful.
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I've spent the last three days getting an earful from Washington.
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I'll tell you, Myers is getting an earful... and as my mom used to say, "There's no cure for dumb."
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I got an earful from my friend about the latest gossip in town.
Synonyms
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3.5
Continuous talk about small things, often lively and noisy
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9.9
Talk that is silly or not important
Continuous trivial talk that says nothing important
Antonyms
Idioms
How Long
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8.5
124
4.8
- Informal
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6.5
∞
1.0
- Informal
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1.0
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1.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Earful comes from ear and -ful, where -ful means 'full of'. Think of someone filling your ear with long talk or gossip, and you can see why an earful can mean a great deal of talk or a long complaint.