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Without sense of sounds; obscurely.

Deftly. [Obs.] Spenser.

See 1st Dor.

A dipterous insect (Eristalis tenax), resembling the drone bee. See Eristalis.

Any luminous winged insect, esp. luminous beetles of the family Lampyridæ.

Strife; dispute; abusive or upbraiding talk, as in fliting; wrangling. [Obs. or Scot. & Prov. Eng.]

Contention; strife; scolding; specif., a kind of metrical contest between two persons, popular in Scotland in the 16th century. [Obs. or Scot.]

A small dipterous fly of the genus Oscinis, esp. O. vastator, injurious to grain in Europe, and O. Trifole, injurious to clover in America.

Any dipterous insect of the genus Oestrus, and allied genera of botflies.

An insect that deposits its eggs in plants, and occasions galls, esp. any small hymenopteran of the genus Cynips and allied genera. See Illust. of Gall.

A dung fly.

The trumpet fly. Milton.

Extravagant in opinions or ambition. "Highflying, arbitrary kings." Dryden.

Any dipterous fly of the family Tabanidæ, that stings horses, and sucks their blood.

A mode of raising money, or sustaining one's credit, by the use of paper which is merely nominal; -- called also kiting. -- Kite"fli`er, n.

A two-winged fly (Ceratitis capitata) with black and white markings, native of the Mediterranean countries, but now widely distributed. Its larva lives in ripening oranges, peaches, and other fruits, causing them to decay and fall.

To surpass in flying; to fly beyond or faster than. Shak. Winged with fear outflies the wind. Waller.

To cross or pass over by flight. Byron.

The gadfly of cattle.

Safely. [Obs.] Chaucer.