Aussie English

A chug To chug Chugging along A chug – of a drink Noun - to take a large gulp of a drink • I took a long chug of my beer. To chug – a drink Verb - to consume in large gulps without pausing. • He chugged his drink in one go. • You are chugging down a lot of wine tonight. A chug – of a motor Noun - a muffled explosive sound or sounds • I could hear the chug of the motorboat. To chug – (a vehicle) Verb - move slowly making a regular muffled explosive sound, as of an engine running slowly. • The train chugged slowly into the station. To chug along Phrasal verb - to move along at a steady pace • We chugged along for a two hours in the train. Response to: - How’s it going? - How’re you going? • Yeah, chugging along. o Yeah I’m chugging along • Yeah, chugging along ok. • Yeah, getting there, chugging along. - How’s your son going? • yeah, he’s chugging along o He’s doing what he always does.