earful's Usage Examples:

The workmen gave him a right earful the next morning for spoiling their new floor.

He had an earful of earrings and one extremely black eye.

I got a minor earful from the security for you being on stage.

Needless to say the guide received an earful for his pains.

She did want to use the bags first, and if Jackson hadn't been in this state, he would be getting a shrill earful for feeding from the bottles.

Synonyms:

chewing out, upbraiding, castigation, reproval, going-over, dressing down, rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, bawling out, reproof,

Antonyms:

praise,