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.
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Residents weren’t happy with that advice, giving the panel an earful of complaints and demands for more forcible action against the creatures.
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Anita Gosch, Oc Register, 19 Jan. 2026
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
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
Anthem singers started getting earfuls at hockey games.
—Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 6 Apr. 2025
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Anita Gosch, Oc Register, 19 Jan. 2026
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
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
Anthem singers started getting earfuls at hockey games.
—Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 6 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for earful
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“Earful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earful. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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