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Meaning of flyting | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. Contention, noisy argument.
  2. Scolding, rebuke.
  3. A poetic contest of insults or invective.

Examples

“Rival poets in Scotland exchanged flytings that were packed with riddling conceits.”
“These "flytings" consisted of alternate torrents of sheer Billingsgate poured upon each other by the combatants.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Flytrap Flytraps flyunder Flyway Flyweight flyweight pattern

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