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to flite

to flite

2 9.9
To argue loudly with someone and continue for a long time
  • verb
  • /flaɪt/
  • Archaic
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  • After several drinks, the group started to flite about politics, raising tensions in the room.

Examples

  • Mrs. Parsons's eyes flitted nervously from Winston to the children, and back again.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • The neighbors began to flite over the property line, making it hard to ignore their loud voices.

  • Every time they meet, they can't help but flite about the smallest issues, much to the annoyance of others.

Synonyms

to bicker
vsto flite
36 4.1

Argue again and again with someone about small unimportant things

is also repetitive but more noisy and nagging than merely petty
to quarrel
vsto flite
35 2.6

To argue angrily with someone about small things

is more persistent and nagging rather than a single angry dispute
to quibble
vsto flite
26 7.0

To argue about small unimportant details to avoid the main point

is more about persistent noisy arguing rather than strategic objection
to spat
vsto flite
25 4.9

To have a short, unimportant argument with someone

is the opposite, being ongoing and nagging rather than brief
to squabble
vsto flite
  • Informal
18 4.4

To argue loudly about small unimportant things

is like this but adds a nagging, persistent tone rather than brief noise
to wrangle
vsto flite
6 6.8

To argue loudly for a long time

is similar but focuses on nagging, persistent argument rather than disruption
to have a quarrel
vsto flite
2 2.8

Argue with someone and feel angry or upset afterward

is usually more nagging and continuous, not just a falling out
to niggle
vsto flite
  • UK
1 8.2

To argue about very small, unimportant details

is louder and more nagging, not just quiet small criticisms
to stickle
vsto flite
  • Archaic
1 9.9

To argue in a stubborn way about small unimportant details

is more about ongoing noisy nagging rather than mere stubbornness
to altercate
vsto flite
  • Formal
9.9

To argue angrily, often for a long time or in public

is more about ongoing nagging rather than formal loud dispute
to brabble
vsto flite
  • Archaic
9.9

To argue loudly about small unimportant things

is similar but emphasizes persistent nagging rather than only loud petty fights
to pettifog
vsto flite
  • Archaic
9.9

Argue about small, unimportant details and waste time

is similar in small issues but is more noisy and nagging overall

Antonyms

to calm
962 1.0

Make a person or animal less upset

to reconcile
38 5.1

To become friendly again after a disagreement

How Angry

to fight
∞ 1.0
to flite
  • Archaic
2 9.9
to argue
∞ 2.8
squabble
  • Informal
27 4.2
to bicker
36 4.1

Surface Forms

flite infinitive
flited past
flited past participle
fliting present participle
flites third person singular

Etymology

Flite as a verb comes from old Scots words for arguing and scolding and is related to the old word flyting for trading insults. So to flite is to argue loudly or quarrel, which is how the verb is used today.