āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
Earful
01
āĻāĻāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻā§āĻ¨āĻŋ, āĻāĻāĻāĻž āĻ§āĻŽāĻ
a severe scolding or reprimand, typically delivered in an angry or forceful manner
Disapproving
Humorous
Informal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She did nât deserve that earful, but her father was really angry about the situation.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻŦāĻā§āĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¨āĻž, āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ āĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻā§āĻāĻŦā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻž, āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§āĻ° āĻāĻĄāĻŧ
an outpouring of gossip, often involving revealing or dramatic information
Disapproving
Humorous
Informal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She could nât help but share an earful about the latest scandal in town.
āĻļāĻšāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻļā§āĻˇ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻāĻŦā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻļā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĻ¨āĻŋāĨ¤
03
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻŦāĻā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻž, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻā§āĻ¨āĻŋ
an excessive amount of verbal input, usually referring to someone talking too much or giving a long-winded explanation
Disapproving
Humorous
Informal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
After the meeting, I had to sit through an earful from my boss about the missed deadlines.
āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§, āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻĄā§āĻĄāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻā§āĻ¨āĻŋ āĻļā§āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
