English noun: earful | |||
1. | earful (communication) an outpouring of gossip | ||
Broader (hypernym) | comment, gossip, scuttlebutt | ||
2. | earful (communication) a severe scolding | ||
Synonyms | bawling out, castigation, chewing out, dressing down, going-over, upbraiding | ||
Broader (hypernym) | rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval | ||