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earwigging

/ ˈɪəˌwɪɡɪŋ /

noun

  1. informal.
    a scolding or harangue

    I'll give him an earwigging about that

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

Some nameless, nidnoddy, negative old crocks 'ave bin a-earwigging 'em, that's wot's the matter.

I was in the House of Commons last night, and there I saw the defendant's counsel earwigging the judge.

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