Showing posts with label flight. Show all posts
Showing posts with label flight. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

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.