gadfly

noun (gadflies)

«gadfly» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A gadfly is a large fly that bites cattle and horses. tree →
(informal) A gadfly is a person who keeps pestering and stirring others up. tree →

In the lessons

in old stories, an insect that stings a horse until it runs wild; in talk, a nagging person

Examples

The gadfly stung the cow, and it ran off. tree →
A gadfly buzzed round the horse's head. tree →
My cousin is a gadfly who never stops teasing. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

In Jewish tradition

Jeremiah uses it for a biting insect from the north, a picture of an enemy army that comes to attack Egypt.

Interpretation. The tradition reads the "north" as Babylon, which Jeremiah says will strike down proud Egypt.

Examples

Egypt is a very fair heifer; but the gadfly out of the north is come, it is come. (Prophets JER.46.20, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «gadfly» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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Trees and pragmatics of «gadfly» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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