Chug
[tʃʌg]
Definition
(noun.) the dull explosive noise made by an engine.
(verb.) make a dull, explosive sound; 'the engine chugged down the street'.
Checker: Susie--From WordNet
Examples
- The motor boat chugged on and out of sight in the rain. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- They were sitting in the little, stuffy parlor when the distant chugging of an approaching automobile caught their attention. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- The chugging came closer; then we saw the motor boat in the rain a little astern of us. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- It was a motor boat chugging out on the lake. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
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