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Antonyms for earful
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : eer-foo l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪərˌfʊl |
Definition of earful
Origin :- "a piece of one's mind," 1917, from ear (n.1) + -ful.
- As in information : noun facts, news
- As in message : noun communication, often written
- As in rebuke : noun reprimand; harsh criticism
- As in report : noun gossip, talk
- As in revelation : noun disclosure, telling
- As in rumor : noun talk about supposed truth
- As in talk : noun discussion
- As in talebearing : noun gossip
- As in gossip : noun talk about others; rumor
- With the help of Vee's set of books and a little promptin' from her I gives him an earful.
- Extract from : « Torchy and Vee » by Sewell Ford
- With that he gets back to his Reserve Army scheme and he sure does give me an earful.
- Extract from : « Torchy and Vee » by Sewell Ford
- I sure was gettin' an earful of this golf stuff, but I was still awake.
- Extract from : « Torchy As A Pa » by Sewell Ford
- But, believe me, Don, I gave him an earful when we got ashore that night.
- Extract from : « The Viking Blood » by Frederick William Wallace
- I can give Mr. Silverton an earful about that workman of his!
- Extract from : « Dan Carter Cub Scout » by Mildred A. Wirt
- Go ahead an' spit 'er out—an' believe me, it'll be an earful!
- Extract from : « Connie Morgan in the Lumber Camps » by James B. Hendryx
- I am with you if you will but give me half an earful of your plans.
- Extract from : « In Search of Mademoiselle » by George Gibbs
- Get an earful of what I'm going to tell you now, and don't ask any questions—just obey!
- Extract from : « Cappy Ricks Retires » by Peter B. Kyne
- Dat peter-boy we meets at Quincy slips me an earful about him.
- Extract from : « The Mucker » by Edgar Rice Burroughs
- We were giving them an earful about it, and then they spring Lincoln on us.
- Extract from : « Plays » by Susan Glaspell
Synonyms for earful
- account
- admonishment
- admonition
- adumbration
- advice
- affliction
- ammo
- announcement
- apocalypse
- argument
- babble
- back-fence talk
- bawling-out
- berating
- betrayal
- blame
- blather
- blether
- blow by blow
- break
- breeze
- broadcasting
- bruit
- bulletin
- buzz
- calumny
- canard
- cannonball
- castigation
- censure
- chapter and verse
- chat
- chatter
- chewing-out
- chiding
- chitchat
- chronicle
- clothesline
- clue
- colloquy
- comeuppance
- comment
- communication
- communiqué
- conclave
- condemnation
- confabulation
- conference
- confidence
- consultation
- conversation
- correction
- counsel
- cry
- cue
- data
- defamation
- deliberation
- dialogue
- directive
- dirt
- dirty laundry
- dirty linen
- dirty wash
- disapproval
- discovery
- dispatch
- display
- divination
- divulgement
- dope
- dossier
- dressing-down
- earful
- encounter
- enlightenment
- epiphany
- epistle
- erudition
- exhibition
- exposé
- exposition
- expostulation
- exposure
- eye-opener
- eyeball-to-eyeball
- fabrication
- falsehood
- fame
- fiction
- flash
- foreshadowing
- going-over
- gossip
- gossipry
- grapevine
- hard time
- hash
- hearsay
- hoax
- huddle
- idle talk
- illumination
- info
- information
- injury
- innuendo
- inside story
- inspiration
- instruction
- intelligence
- interlocution
- interview
- intimation
- invention
- kick in the teeth
- knowledge
- leak
- learning
- lecture
- lesson
- letter
- lie
- lightning bolt
- lore
- lowdown
- malicious talk
- manifestation
- material
- meddling
- meeting
- memo
- memorandum
- message
- missive
- murmur
- negotiation
- network
- news
- note
- notice
- notification
- notoriety
- objurgation
- oracle
- orientation
- ostracism
- palaver
- paper
- parlance
- parley
- powwow
- prate
- prating
- prattle
- proclamation
- propaganda
- prophecy
- publication
- punishment
- put-down
- rap
- rating
- rebuff
- refusal
- remonstrance
- report
- reprehension
- reproach
- reproof
- reproval
- repulse
- repute
- row
- rumble
- rumor
- scandal
- science
- scolding
- scoop
- score
- scuttlebutt
- seminar
- showing
- sign
- slander
- slap in the face
- small talk
- snub
- speech
- spiel
- story
- straight talk
- suggestion
- supposition
- symposium
- tale
- talk
- talking-to
- tattle
- telling-off
- the latest
- tidings
- tip
- tittle-tattle
- tongue-lashing
- uncovering
- unearthing
- unveiling
- upbraiding
- ventilation
- vision
- visit
- what's what
- whisper
- whispering
- whispering campaign
- whole story
- wire
- wisdom
- word
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