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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Anthem singers started getting earfuls at hockey games.
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Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 6 Apr. 2025
Once a digitally daft chamber, today—after a summer of studying AI—most senators feel savvy enough on the topic to have a few earfuls of complaints for the giants of Silicon Valley.
—Matt Laslo, WIRED, 13 Sep. 2023
In New York City, where more than seventy thousand people are unhoused, locals know that the place to get an earful of very loud opera along with your Big Gulp is a 7-Eleven near the Port Authority Bus Terminal.
—Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2023
State lawmakers whose districts include the campus − Rep. Tony Kurtz, R-Wonewoc, and Sen. Howard Marklein, R-Spring Green − got an earful from community members about the importance of UW-Richland at a listening session earlier this week.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2023
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Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 6 Apr. 2025
Once a digitally daft chamber, today—after a summer of studying AI—most senators feel savvy enough on the topic to have a few earfuls of complaints for the giants of Silicon Valley.
—Matt Laslo, WIRED, 13 Sep. 2023
In New York City, where more than seventy thousand people are unhoused, locals know that the place to get an earful of very loud opera along with your Big Gulp is a 7-Eleven near the Port Authority Bus Terminal.
—Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2023
State lawmakers whose districts include the campus − Rep. Tony Kurtz, R-Wonewoc, and Sen. Howard Marklein, R-Spring Green − got an earful from community members about the importance of UW-Richland at a listening session earlier this week.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2023
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“Earful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earful. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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