different between earnful vs earful

English

From earn +? -ful, from earn (“to yearn”).

earnful (comparative more earnful, superlative most earnful)

(obsolete) Full of anxiety or yearning.
- 1633, Phineas Fletcher, Piscatorie Eclogues
  Hereat the prince of prowess […] did groaning fetch a deep and earnful sigh.

ear +? -ful

earful (plural earfuls or earsful)

(informal) an angry reprimand, castigation or telling off
- 2013, Daniel Taylor, Danny Welbeck leads England's rout of Moldova but hit by Ukraine ban (in The Guardian, 6 September 2013)[1]
  Ivan Kruzliak had already taken an earful from Gary Neville at half-time and it was rare to see Hodgson as annoyed as he was while remonstrating with the fourth official.
(informal) intimate gossip

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