Noun: earful 'eer,fûl
- An outpouring of gossip
"I got an earful about the office drama from my coworker"
- A severe scolding
"He received an earful from his boss for missing the deadline";
- castigation, bawling out [informal], chewing out, upbraiding, going-over, dressing down
Derived forms: earfuls
Type of: comment, goss [Brit, informal], gossip, rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval, scuttlebutt [N. Amer, informal]