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What does "chug" mean in "a massive printing press chugs into effect"?
I only know "come into effect"
17 gen 2018 19:54
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Here, "chug" imitates the sound an engine makes while it is starting.
chug chug chug Chug CHUG VROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM.
"On a cold winter morning, Bob tried to start his car. It chugged for a long time, and then started to run smoothly."
"chug into effect" is not a standard phrase. The printing press chugged while it came into effect, and since "chug" sounds similar to "come", the writer replaced "come" with "chug"
17 gennaio 2018
1
It's the noise that a printing press makes. We generally talk about a steam train chugging - i.e. it makes a chug chug chug sound as it gets going.
17 gennaio 2018
1
Chug could mean that it is working quickly, but could also mean that the machine reluctantly started. (Like an old car when you start it)
17 gennaio 2018
It means that the printing press is operating - the word "chugs" implies a machine that it is running but is often rumbling, cranking, grinding during operation.
17 gennaio 2018
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Cinese (mandarino), Inglese
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Inglese
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