earful

noun

ear·​ful ˈir-ˌfu̇l 

1

: an outpouring of news or gossip

2

: an outpouring of anger, abuse, or complaint

Examples of earful in a Sentence

I got an earful about what a bad job I had done.

He gave me an earful.

Recent Examples on the Web

Upon hearing the truth, Kevin drags his son out of the container, gives him an earful of expletives, and zaps him with a taser baton. — Matt Cabral, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2025

Right now, any newspaper with an interest in staying urgent and relevant and alert is getting an earful of a fractious nation. — Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025

Residents weren’t happy with that advice, giving the panel an earful of complaints and demands for more forcible action against the creatures. — Anita Gosch, Oc Register, 19 Jan. 2026

Encinitas city officials got an earful of questions, concerns and even grateful appreciation Tuesday about their plans to build two pedestrian crossings over the railroad tracks in Leucadia. — Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for earful

• seagull
• cull
• dull
• gul
• gull
• lull
• null
• scull
• skull
• stull
• trull
• tulle