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

The drying and bleaching linen was an unceasing attraction to rascals like Autolycus, who had a "pugging tooth"—that is, a prigging tooth.

From Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth by Earle, Alice Morse

When cracks appear or96 joints open, they should be stopped with a pugging of fire clay and grog.

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

In our illustrations, C is a knife-edge rail, upon which run grooved wheels supporting the pugging box.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 315, January 14, 1882 by Various

Finished the hut, pugging it at the ends, and making the roof better.

From Explorations in Australia, Illustrated, by Forrest, John