chug
1noun
verb (used without object), chugged, chug·ging.
Origin of chug
1chug
2verb (used with object), chugged, chug·ging.
verb (used without object), chugged, chug·ging.
noun
Origin of chug
2Examples from the Web for chugging
Contemporary Examples of chugging
Look, no one has to be chugging Bacardi 151 to prove a point at 40.
Mail often took weeks to get from one coast to the other, chugging along on rail lines.
She wore an apple-green housedress and her graying beehive hairdo was unyielding against the blasts of a chugging air conditioner.
As we speak, container ships full of toys, electronics, and clothing are chugging their way across the Pacific Ocean.
They stopped by The Daily Beast HQ to play some beer pong—and challenged Kevin Fallon to a chugging contest.
Historical Examples of chugging
Still the only reply to his monologue was the chugging of the engine.
Steve and the Steam EngineSara Ware Bassett
The last of the motors were chugging up the driveway as he left.
Spring StreetJames H. Richardson
This he could hear not far away, chugging slowly on in front of him.
The Pit Prop SyndicateFreeman Wills Crofts
A little later they were chugging away in the speedy Pickerel.
The Motor Girls on Crystal BayMargaret Penrose
What he heard was the far off chugging of an automobile engine.
The Rest Hollow MysteryRebecca N. Porter