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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Walt Hearn, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Golden Eagle Danube Express Relax as the Golden Eagle Danube Express chugs through the Swiss Alps trimmed in snow, or continues on from Paris to Istanbul (the latter officially launches in 2025).
—Eleanor Hardy, Travel + Leisure, 13 Sep. 2024
Basking in the Glow, a radiant bounty of fuzzy guitars and earworm melodies that neatly splits the difference between the chug of the Get Up Kids and the twinkle of Death Cab for Cutie.
—Ben Salmon, SPIN, 9 Aug. 2024
The gaps appear to widen as the hiring process chugs along.
—Sarah Green Carmichael, Twin Cities, 2 Aug. 2024
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Noun
That can leave your company stuck on a turntable while your competition chugs along uninterrupted.
—Walt Hearn, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Golden Eagle Danube Express Relax as the Golden Eagle Danube Express chugs through the Swiss Alps trimmed in snow, or continues on from Paris to Istanbul (the latter officially launches in 2025).
—Eleanor Hardy, Travel + Leisure, 13 Sep. 2024
Basking in the Glow, a radiant bounty of fuzzy guitars and earworm melodies that neatly splits the difference between the chug of the Get Up Kids and the twinkle of Death Cab for Cutie.
—Ben Salmon, SPIN, 9 Aug. 2024
The gaps appear to widen as the hiring process chugs along.
—Sarah Green Carmichael, Twin Cities, 2 Aug. 2024
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“Chug.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chug. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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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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