In today’s episode of Aussie English I’m going to go over how to use the words and expressions “a chug”, “to chug” and “to chug 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
  • Yeah I’m chugging along
• Yeah, chugging along ok.
• Yeah, getting there, chugging along.

• How’s your son going?
• yeah, he’s chugging along
  • He’s doing what he always does.