earful
nounUK /ˈɪə(ɹ)fəl/ · US /ˈɪɹfəl/
Etymology From ear + -ful.
1
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.6 September 2013, Daniel Taylor, “Danny Welbeck leads England's rout of Moldova but hit by Ukraine ban”, in The Guardian:
2
Informal intimate gossip
- Derived terms
- give someone an earful