Meaning

2 senses
  1. (informal)An angry reprimand, castigation or telling off

    give someone an earful

    вы́говорvýgovor, суро́вая кри́тикаsuróvaja krítika, бичева́ниеbičevánije

  2. (informal)Intimate gossip

    an outpouring of gossip

Examples

8 sentences
  1. She gave him an earful for being late.

    ruЕму здорово влетело от неё за опоздание.

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  2. I got an earful from my mom last night.

    ruЯ вчера вечером получил нагоняй от матери.

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  3. I got an earful for forgetting to greet everyone.

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  4. Everyone gave Tom an earful.

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  5. He gave me an earful, telling me that you don't sing in other people's houses.

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
castigation:

Origin

From ear + -ful.

From ear + -ful.

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Forms

plural: earfuls / earsful
Singularearful
Pluralearfuls / earsful

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
earful — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto