Examples of “chug” in a Sentence

verb To move or run with a repeated dull, labored sound, as an engine does.

• The old tractor chugged slowly up the hill.

verb Informal: to drink a large amount quickly and continuously, without stopping.

• He chugged the whole can of soda in one go.

noun A dull, repeated, labored sound, as of an engine working.

• You could hear the chug of the old boat's engine from the shore.