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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Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2025
The arrangement is brilliant, setting the tone with the muted chug of May’s guitar for nearly four measures before he’s joined by Mercury on vocals, which gives those accents extra impact when Taylor makes his entrance on the title line.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Investors will try turning the page in the week ahead, as the government shutdown drags on and third-quarter earnings season chugs along.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 9 Nov. 2025
Panic! managed to mesh striking dance synths and electronic vocal edits against angsty guitar chugs on the first half of the album.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
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Noun
As the nine-part season chugs along, the entity becomes less of a character than a puzzle to solve.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2025
The arrangement is brilliant, setting the tone with the muted chug of May’s guitar for nearly four measures before he’s joined by Mercury on vocals, which gives those accents extra impact when Taylor makes his entrance on the title line.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Investors will try turning the page in the week ahead, as the government shutdown drags on and third-quarter earnings season chugs along.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 9 Nov. 2025
Panic! managed to mesh striking dance synths and electronic vocal edits against angsty guitar chugs on the first half of the album.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for chug
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“Chug.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chug. Accessed 30 Nov. 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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