mafting

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Northumbria, UK/ˈmaftɪŋ/Northern England/ˈmaftɪŋ(ɡ)/US/ˈmæftɪŋ/

adjective

Causing one to feel overcome with heat; oppressively hot; stifling.

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Meanings

adjectivemafting (not comparable)
  1. Yorkshirenot comparableCausing one to feel overcome with heat; oppressively hot; stifling.
  2. Yorkshirenot comparableOf a person: Oppressed or stifled by the heat.
  3. Yorkshirenot comparableobsoleteOf fog, etc.: drifting.

Origin

Adjective sense 1 and adjective sense 2 can be compared to mafted (adjective), and adjective sense 3 to maft (verb).

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APA

mafting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mafting

MLA

“mafting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mafting. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mafting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mafting.

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