verb
- to scold or quarrel with someone in an angry or abusive manner
Usage: chiefly Scottish and Northern English dialect; archaic or literary in modern usage
Examples
- The old neighbors would flite at each other over the fence every morning.
- She flited him for his carelessness with harsh words.
- They spent the afternoon fliting about trivial matters.
- He was known to flite with anyone who disagreed with him.
- The two rivals continued to flite despite attempts at reconciliation.