earful

Noun

Meaning

a severe scolding

an outpouring of gossip

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

castigation dressing down going-over upbraiding chewing out bawling out information speech fight criticism bar row talk lecture anger
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Antonyms

fact evidence cover question proof approval
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Hypernyms

comment gossip rebuke reprimand reproof reprehension

Anagrams

ferula Laufer

Examples

Giving an earful to the government in the United States, Pierce said that there is complete chaos in his homeland as the government is not taking care of people in the health crisis unlike the Indian government. Source: Internet

Envisioned as a larger version of the two-decade-old “Midtown Blue,” the concept was proposed at a September community meeting by Fulton County Commission Chairman Robb Pitts, who recently moved to Peachtree Road and got an earful of street-racing noise. Source: Internet

As a result, offshore providers are getting an earful from clients about lowering turnover within their companies. Source: Internet

A local Congressman got an earful, and then some, when he held four town hall meetings in Western New York and the Southern Tier on Saturday. Source: Internet

Consumers will start asking creditors which bureau they rely on, and when the answer is "Equifax," the creditors will get an earful. Source: Internet

Kids will get an earful of exciting escapes involving illusionists, skillful scientists, and time travel using an all-powerful “timekey”—not to mention, a top-secret FBI Witness Anonymous Relocation Program (WARP). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

earedness earflap earflare eargasm eargasmic Eargle