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Meanings of
earful
in anglès
català
andanada
espanyol
reprobación
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A severe scolding.
upbraiding
castigation
bawling out
chewing out
going-over
dressing down
català
andanada
Synonyms
Examples for "
upbraiding
"
upbraiding
castigation
bawling out
chewing out
going-over
Examples for "
upbraiding
"
1
The letter went on for some time in the same
upbraiding
strain.
2
Pleyel was not the only object of my keen but unjust
upbraiding
.
3
His recent sullen silence was now changed to open and rebellious
upbraiding
.
4
M. de la Pailletine stamped and swore,
upbraiding
them for their cowardice.
5
The tone in which this was said had something in it of
upbraiding
.
1
Once in a hundred years the Lord brought a
castigation
upon him.
2
A man could bear hate, abuse, anger, and
castigation
;
but pity, never.
3
Oh the
castigation
I received from the Jockey Club on that account!
4
She had delighted in the encounter; so, in spite of
castigation
,
had he.
5
But the pain inflicted was to disappear with the first
castigation
.
1
She was
bawling
out
of control by the time she'd finished dressing.
2
The Halle mail drove up to the door, the guard
bawling
out
for his passenger.
3
Then he puts his slave boy to
bawling
out
:
4
There is a fellow
bawling
out
a ditty in the street, the burthen of which is
5
Mr. Booth was
bawling
out
in the street.
1
I was lucky to avoid a
chewing
out
for my late return.
2
Or are you afraid of something more serious than a
chewing
out
?
3
General Flood looked like a football coach
chewing
out
his team at halftime.
4
While Athena was occupied
chewing
out
the crowd, Arachne struggled to her feet.
5
Man, she was
chewing
out
that girl in the yellow vest something fierce.
1
Far forward sounded the cries of men
dressing
down
the head sheets.
2
After a
dressing
down
from Brown, Mukarji said two things to me.
3
Some day I'll give you a good
dressing
down
for your impudence.
4
Stuff a' nonsense all this set out, dressing up and
dressing
down
.
5
I suspect he received a severe
dressing
down
from the politicians.
Usage of
earful
in anglès
1
Your brother has already given me an
earful
of contempt today, Tala.
2
But when these institutions fail to do so, they get an
earful
.
3
Dat peter-boy we meets at Quincy slips me an
earful
about him.
4
His race ended with Carpenter giving him an
earful
about safe driving.
5
He'd got an
earful
from someone, probably over on the lot.
6
She would give Gus Swanson an
earful
about that survival gear.
7
The persistent woman continued to give Kueng an
earful
as he checked out.
8
A cop's wife got an
earful
every day of her life.
9
She would give them an
earful
about that later today.
10
Speaking of which, I've been getting an
earful
at the office lately, I say.
11
Joseph surprised himself wishing he could confront the father and give him an
earful
.
12
He couldn't help chuckling, for he knew that somebody downstairs was catching an
earful
.
13
She'd record the lovemaking and give Carl a real
earful
.
14
Dan's friend was about to get more of an
earful
.
15
Wake him up, and he will give you an
earful
.
16
Boy, I could expect to catch an
earful
about this.
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Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
earful
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
get an earful
daily earful
lace earful
proper earful
real earful
More collocations
Translations for
earful
català
andanada
repàs
increpació
espanyol
reprobación
regaño
golpiza
bronca
recriminación
tirón de orejas
regañina
Earful
through the time
Earful
across language varieties
United States of America
Common