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Earful

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Noun

1. earful

an outpouring of gossip

2. bawling out, castigation, chewing out, dressing down, earful, going-over, upbraiding

a severe scolding

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Earful

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noun informal

1.

something heard or overheard

2.

a rebuke or scolding, esp a lengthy or severe one

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Earful

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noun Informal

1.

enough or too much of what is heard

2.

important or startling news or gossip

3.

a scolding

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Earful

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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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