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

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

Did Michelle stay home specifically so she wouldn’t have to get an earful from Trump?

From Slate ● Jan. 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

Now you too can get an earful from Mike Tyson.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 18, 2022

She might call Zoe and then he’d get an earful from his sister.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

get an earful

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