chug

/tʃəg/
/tʃəg/
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Other forms: chugging; chugged; chugs

Definitions of chug
  1. verb
    make a dull, explosive sound
    “the engine chugged down the street”
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    type of:
    go, sound
    make a certain noise or sound
  2. noun
    the dull explosive noise made by an engine
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    type of:
    noise
    sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
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