Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gave someone an earful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables
gave -some-one an ear-ful
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does gave someone an earful mean?
simple past of give someone an earful

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