chug
/tʃʌɡ/
verb
- To drink something quickly, especially in large gulps.
- He chugged his water after the long run.
- They dared each other to chug a soda.
- She chugged her coffee before rushing out the door.
- To move with a steady, dull, pounding sound, like an engine or train.
- The old train chugged up the hill.
- The boat chugged slowly across the lake.
- The car chugged along the bumpy road.
- To make a series of short, dull sounds like an engine running.
- The engine chugged and then died.
- I could hear the lawnmower chugging in the backyard.
- The generator chugged all night long.
Antonyms
noun
- A short, dull, explosive sound, like that of an engine.
- The chug of the tractor woke me up.
- We heard the steady chug of the pump.
- The chug of the old car was comforting.