get an earful

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hear v.
hearken v.

VERB

hear

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attend get listen overhear pick up read

STRONG

apprehend auscultate catch descry devour eavesdrop hark hearken heed strain

WEAK

be all ears become aware get wind of give an audience to give attention give ears make out take in

Antonyms

STRONG

ignore lose misunderstand

VERB

hearken

Synonyms

STRONG

apprehend attend auscultate catch descry devour eavesdrop get give hark heed listen overhear read strain take

WEAK

be all ears become aware get wind of give an audience to give attention give ears make out pick up

Antonyms

STRONG

abstain be immune calm disregard fail hold ignore keep lose miss misunderstand neglect soothe

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get an earful

But if you try to place a piece of this infrastructure in their communities, well, someone in the administration is going to get an earful.

From Slate ● Feb. 12, 2026

I was about to get an earful on the book’s background and a postage-paid primer on my own writing life.

From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2025

When I asked readers, ahead of the Academy Awards on Sunday, if they were still mad about an Oscar snub, boy, did I get an earful.

From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2024

If Maxey doesn’t shoot the ball or create a play once he gets the ball from the big man, he said, “I know I’m going to get an earful from Joel Embiid.”

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 13, 2023

I’ll get an earful in the morning, but I’ll deal with it then.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

get an earful

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