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Dictionary: ear·ful   (îr'fʊl') pronunciation

n.
  1. An abundant or excessive amount of something heard, such as talk or music.
  2. Gossip, especially of an intimate or scandalous nature.
  3. A scolding or reprimand.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: an outpouring of gossip

Meaning #2: a severe scolding
  Synonyms: castigation, bawling out, chewing out, upbraiding, going-over, dressing down


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - så megen snak, at ørerne er ved at falde af, skideballe

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitstorting van woede/ schelden, nieuws of roddels

Français (French)
n. - (en raconter) de belles, (passer un) savon

Deutsch (German)
n. - Standpauke

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - όσα (ακούσματα) χωρούν στ' αφτί, μπόλικη κουβέντα, γερή κατσάδα

Italiano (Italian)
sgridataccia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - reprimenda (f)

Русский (Russian)
нагоняй, куча новостей

Español (Spanish)
n. - noticias, rumores, arenga

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tillrättavisning, utskällning

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
令人吃惊的回答, 怨言, 听腻了的消息

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 令人吃驚的回答, 怨言, 聽膩了的消息

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 허풍, 잔소리

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - うんざりする話, 小言, 大目玉

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) سيل من الاخبار, توبيخ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נזיפה, רכילות, חדשות, מנה הגונה, דיבורים רבים‬


 
 
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