2. Adjective. Composed of rhythmic chugs ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chugging
1. chug [v] - See also: chug
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chugging
Literary usage of Chugging
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. True Stories of the Great War: Tales of Adventure--heroic Deeds--exploits by Francis Trevelyan Miller (1917)
"It was shortly after six o'clock, when—burnt almost black by the sun, with parched
throats and swollen tongues—we heard the sound of a propeller chugging ..."
2. True Stories of the Great War: Tales of Adventure--heroic Deeds--exploits by Francis Trevelyan Miller (1917)
"It was shortly after six o'clock, when—burnt almost black by the sun, with parched
throats and swollen tongues—we heard the sound of a propeller chugging ..."
3. The Basses: Fresh-water and Marine by William Charles Harris, Tarleton Hoffman Bean, Louis Rhead (1905)
"... chugging There is a method of trolling which, slightly varied, is known on
the Niagara River as " chugging." It is alluded to more particularly for its ..."
4. Adventure Guide to Belize by Carol O'Donnell, Vivien Lougheed (2003)
"Wet Willy's, on the waterfront, tr 226-4054, has a beer-chugging contest every
Friday night. It requires a team of five persons to enter the contest. ..."
5. A Progressive Course in English for Secondary Schools: Literature by Charles Maurice Stebbins (1906)
"A dull chugging is heard in the distance, and a bright headlight is seen to reach
the top of the hill. As the train approaches, a dull, red cloud hangs over ..."
6. Roy Blakeley, His Story: Being the True Narrative of His Adventures and by Percy Keese Fitzhugh (1920)
"Pretty soon, through the steady chugging I could hear a voice say very ...
Pretty soon the engine began chugging 'double, sort of, and I knew they were ..."
7. Reports of Cases Determined in the Appellate Courts of Illinois by Illinois Appellate Court, Appellate Court, Illinois (1913)
"At this point Mr. Gum testified that he heard a "chugging" noise approaching from
the rear and he looked back and saw the appellant coming in his automobile ..."
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