1. to engage in a heated or abusive exchange of words; to scold or rail at someone
Usage: chiefly Scottish and archaic; third person singular present or plural form

1. a heated or abusive quarrel; a scolding match
Usage: chiefly Scottish and archaic; plural form

Examples

• The two neighbors flytes loudly over the property line.
• She flytes at him for his carelessness.
• Their flytes could be heard throughout the village.
• He flytes with anyone who disagrees with him.
• The old woman flytes at the children for trampling her garden.