Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

giving someone an earful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables
giv-ing -some-one an ear-ful
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of give someone an earful

Questions

What does giving someone an earful mean?
present participle and gerund of give someone an earful

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