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chug
1[ chuhg ]
noun
- a short, dull, explosive sound:
the steady chug of an engine.
verb (used without object)
- to make this sound:
The motor chugged.
- to move while making this sound:
The train chugged along.
chug
2[ chuhg ]
verb (used with or without object)
He noisily chugged the entire bottle of water, then slammed it onto the table.
She was just sitting on the bench, chugging away on a bottle of soda.
noun
- a large gulp or swallow:
He finished his beer in two chugs.
chug
/ tʃʌɡ /
noun
- a short dull sound, esp one that is rapidly repeated, such as that made by an engine
verb
- intr (of an engine, etc) to operate while making such sounds
Other Words From
- chugger noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of chug1
Origin of chug2
Word History and Origins
Origin of chug1
Example Sentences
I like the Chug top’s small opening, which is easy and satisfying to drink from.
Lohse and his beleaguered fellow pledges were, he claims, forced to chug vinegar and to dine on the dreaded “vomlet.”
Yet throughout it all, the U.S. economy continues to chug along.
Those into “robo-tripping” often just chug the medicine without any chaser at all.
Is it even worse that the 4-year-old was made to chug a 40-oz can of Steel Reserve in public?
He changed the carburetor adjustment, and Foster got a weary chug-chug that ceased almost as soon as it had begun.
He tinkered with the engine and presently a steady "chug-chug-chug" reverberated down the valley.
For a few seconds the chug-chug came closer, then it died away in the distance on their left.
As it neared the channel its speed was reduced, and the chug-chug of a powerful gasoline motor became distinctly audible.
The sharp chug-chug of a motor suddenly sounded, and the disguised launch darted forward like a hawk swooping down on a chicken.
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