pugging

American  

[puhg-ing] / ˈpʌg ɪŋ /

noun

1. the act of a person who pugs.

2. coarse mortar or the like for deadening sound.

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pugging British  

/ ˈpʌɡɪŋ /

noun

1. Also called: pug.  material such as clay, mortar, sawdust, sand, etc, inserted between wooden flooring and ceiling to reduce the transmission of sound

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Etymology

Origin of pugging

First recorded in 1815–25; pug ² + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

You are also correct - "a welder, a painter, and a guy pugging holes" does not sound like a commitment to accepted historic preservation principles and techniques.

From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2016

Thus, in South Africa you would talk only of "spooring," that is, following up the "spoor"; in India it would be following the "pugs," or "pugging"; in America it is "trailing."

From Young Knights of the Empire : Their Code, and Further Scout Yarns by Baden-Powell of Gilwell, Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, Baron

This pugging is made from clay or marl mixed with ground sherds, sieved gravel, or some non-vitreous dust to prevent it sticking to the saggars.

From Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers by Cox, George J.

Enamelled iron sheets are screwed to the ceiling joists in the hot rooms, and pugging placed over.

From The Turkish Bath Its Design and Construction by Allsop, Robert Owen

Under both tiles and slates, but particularly under the latter, there should be some non-conducting substance, such as boarding, or felt, or pugging.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883 by Various