maftingadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈmaftɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈmæftɪŋ/

Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: maft v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: Probably < maft v. + -ing suffix², although the verb is first attested later, and is itself of unknown origin. With use in sense A. 2 compare earlier mafted adj.

English regional (north-eastern, esp. Yorkshire).

A. adj.

†1. Of fog, etc.: drifting. Cf. maft v. 1. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1865 A. J. Munby Verses New & Old 62 An' sky was thick wi' maftin' fog, An' neet begun te fall.

2. Uncomfortably or oppressively hot, sweltering; (of a person) oppressed or stifled by the heat. Cf. mafted adj.

ΚΠ

1993 Trans. Yorks. Dial. Soc. 93 13 It's mafting.

2002 The Kist in www.indigogroup.co.uk/durhamdialect/ddalit.html (O.E.D. Archive 2017) It can get reet maftin on a wark-shiff like his'n.

2012 @bethanrwallace 4 Apr. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) There's something unbelievably weird about people who can wear button-down church shirts in mafting weather.

2015 Hull Daily Mail (Nexis) 18 July 20 You dress for showers, only to be mafting in the bright sunshine on the way home from work.

2016 @Austinbaker1998 31 Aug. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) It's bloody mafting over here in Tenerife.

B. adv.

So as to be oppressive or stifling. Chiefly in mafting hot.

ΚΠ

2008 R. Raisin God's Own Country xxii. 168 Some cloth-head had a fire going, no matter it was a mafting hot afternoon.

2016 @willyyy_d 18 July in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) All well and good being mafting hot int day but it's nae bloody good when you want to go to sleep at night.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mafting
释义	maftingadj.adv. Brit. /ˈmaftɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈmæftɪŋ/ Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: maft v., -ing suffix². Etymology: Probably < maft v. + -ing suffix², although the verb is first attested later, and is itself of unknown origin. With use in sense A. 2 compare earlier mafted adj. English regional (north-eastern, esp. Yorkshire). A. adj. †1. Of fog, etc.: drifting. Cf. maft v. 1. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1865 A. J. Munby Verses New & Old 62 An' sky was thick wi' maftin' fog, An' neet begun te fall. 2. Uncomfortably or oppressively hot, sweltering; (of a person) oppressed or stifled by the heat. Cf. mafted adj. ΚΠ 1993 Trans. Yorks. Dial. Soc. 93 13 It's mafting. 2002 The Kist in www.indigogroup.co.uk/durhamdialect/ddalit.html (O.E.D. Archive 2017) It can get reet maftin on a wark-shiff like his'n. 2012 @bethanrwallace 4 Apr. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) There's something unbelievably weird about people who can wear button-down church shirts in mafting weather. 2015 Hull Daily Mail (Nexis) 18 July 20 You dress for showers, only to be mafting in the bright sunshine on the way home from work. 2016 @Austinbaker1998 31 Aug. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) It's bloody mafting over here in Tenerife. B. adv. So as to be oppressive or stifling. Chiefly in mafting hot. ΚΠ 2008 R. Raisin God's Own Country xxii. 168 Some cloth-head had a fire going, no matter it was a mafting hot afternoon. 2016 @willyyy_d 18 July in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) All well and good being mafting hot int day but it's nae bloody good when you want to go to sleep at night. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.1865
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