chug past

Frequency: 5.01.5 per million words

Indicates movement going by a specific point or landmark.

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Examples (10)

  • The old steam train chugged past the waving children.
  • An ancient bus was chugging past our house every morning.
  • The little tugboat chugs past the harbor entrance, pulling a large barge.
  • The farmer's tractor will chug past the fields at dawn.
  • We watched as the freight train slowly chugged past the crossing.
  • The rusty fishing boat, its engine sputtering, chugged past the pier.
  • His old car chugged past the finish line, long after the others had finished.
  • The restored steam engine has chugged past this station for over fifty years.
  • From our window, we could see the train chug past in the valley below.
  • Watching the narrowboat chug past the lock was the most peaceful part of our day.