flight, flyte

Flight or flight means the act, capacity, or manner of moving through the air, or flying--
He got a wonderful video of an eagle in flight.
People dreamed of flight long before the Wright brothers.
The flight of a bee is different than the flight of a bird.

Flyte or flyte ( also spelled flite, rhymes with flight ) means to dispute or mock; to contend in words--
He let loose a scathing flyte, and the company waited for a response from his victim.
We'll need a dictionary to understand each word of this ancient flyte, but the general idea is clear.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"He was skilled in the art of flyte; his words seemed to take flight and sting his target."

Note--"flit" means to dart quickly or to skim along--
Be quiet; we're watching a dragonfly flit over the water.