earwigging
/ (ˈɪəˌwɪɡɪŋ) /
noun
informal a scolding or harangue: I'll give him an earwigging about that
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How to use earwigging in a sentence
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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