"mafting" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈmaftɪŋ/ [Northumbria, UK], /ˈmaftɪŋ(ɡ)/ [Northern-England], /ˈmæftɪŋ/ [US]
Etymology: Adjective sense 1 and adjective sense 2 can be compared to mafted (adjective), and adjective sense 3 to maft (verb). Etymology templates: {{senseno|en|oppressively hot|uc=1}} Adjective sense 1, {{senseno|en|oppressed by heat}} adjective sense 2, {{senseno|en|drifting}} adjective sense 3 Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} mafting (not comparable), {{tlb|en|Yorkshire}} (Yorkshire)
  1. Causing one to feel overcome with heat; oppressively hot; stifling. Tags: Yorkshire, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-mafting-en-adj-en:oppressively_hot Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 23 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 12 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 9 8
  2. Of a person: Oppressed or stifled by the heat. Tags: Yorkshire, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-mafting-en-adj-en:oppressed_by_heat Categories (other): Yorkshire English Disambiguation of Yorkshire English: 30 43 27
  3. (obsolete) Of fog, etc.: drifting. Tags: Yorkshire, not-comparable, obsolete
    Sense id: en-mafting-en-adj-en:drifting
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: maft, mafted
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