English▸ adjective Northern England (of the weather or a place) uncomfortably or oppressively hot:
it's reet mafting tonight—proper sticky!
anyone been struggling lately in this mafting weather?
I swear every room in this house has secret AC except mine which is always mafting.
▪ (of a person) feeling uncomfortably hot:
both my bedroom windows are open and I’m still mafting.