chug

1 of 3

noun

: a dull explosive sound made by or as if by a laboring engine

chug

2 of 3

verb (1)

chugged; chugging

intransitive verb

: to move or go with or as if with chugs
a locomotive chugging along
wearily chug through the routine
chugger noun

chug

3 of 3

verb (2)

chugged; chugging

Examples of chug in a Sentence

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Noun
That can leave your company stuck on a turntable while your competition chugs along uninterrupted. Walt Hearn, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024 Golden Eagle Danube Express Relax as the Golden Eagle Danube Express chugs through the Swiss Alps trimmed in snow, or continues on from Paris to Istanbul (the latter officially launches in 2025). Eleanor Hardy, Travel + Leisure, 13 Sep. 2024 Basking in the Glow, a radiant bounty of fuzzy guitars and earworm melodies that neatly splits the difference between the chug of the Get Up Kids and the twinkle of Death Cab for Cutie. Ben Salmon, SPIN, 9 Aug. 2024 The gaps appear to widen as the hiring process chugs along. Sarah Green Carmichael, Twin Cities, 2 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for chug 

Word History

Etymology

Noun

imitative

First Known Use

Noun

1866, in the meaning defined above

Verb (1)

1848, in the meaning defined above

Verb (2)

1958, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of chug was in 1848

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Cite this Entry

“Chug.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chug. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

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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