earful
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ear·ful
(îr′fo͝ol′)n.
1. An abundant or excessive amount of something heard, such as talk or music.
2. Gossip, especially of an intimate or scandalous nature.
3. A scolding or reprimand.
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earful
(ˈɪəfʊl)n
1. something heard or overheard
2. a rebuke or scolding, esp a lengthy or severe one
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ear•ful
(ˈɪərˌfʊl)n., pl. -fuls.
1. an outpouring of gossip or news.
2. scolding.
[1915–20]
usage: See -ful.
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Noun | 1. | earful - an outpouring of gossip scuttlebutt, gossip, comment - a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip" |
2. | ![]() rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face" |
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earful
[ˈɪəfʊl] NCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
earful
[ˈɪərfʊl] n (= telling off) to give sb an earful → passer un savon à qnto get an earful → recevoir un savon ear infection n → otite f
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