chugged; chugging
: to move or go with or as if with chugs
a locomotive chugging along
wearily chug through the routine
chugger
noun
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Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2025
After Trump administration job cuts, nearly half of the National Weather Service forecast offices have 20% vacancy rates -- twice that of just a decade ago -- as severe weather chugs across the nation's heartland, according to data obtained by The Associated Press.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2025
After Trump administration job cuts, nearly half of National Weather Service forecast offices have 20% vacancy rates — twice that of just a decade ago — as severe weather chugs across the nation’s heartland, according to data obtained by The Associated Press.
—Seth Borenstein, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
The triumphant melody chugs along, like the gears of industry, preparing the audience for an American Dream drama of valorous proportions.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
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The Jacobite chugs along at a 50-mile-per-hour clip, taking riders through some of Scotland's most iconic landscapes.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2025
After Trump administration job cuts, nearly half of the National Weather Service forecast offices have 20% vacancy rates -- twice that of just a decade ago -- as severe weather chugs across the nation's heartland, according to data obtained by The Associated Press.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2025
After Trump administration job cuts, nearly half of National Weather Service forecast offices have 20% vacancy rates — twice that of just a decade ago — as severe weather chugs across the nation’s heartland, according to data obtained by The Associated Press.
—Seth Borenstein, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
The triumphant melody chugs along, like the gears of industry, preparing the audience for an American Dream drama of valorous proportions.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Chug.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chug. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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chug
1 of 2 noun
: a dull explosive sound made by or as if by a steam engine pulling a heavy load
chug
2 of 2 verb
chugged; chugging
: to move or go with chugs
a locomotive chugging along
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