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: any of a breed of small sturdy compact dogs of Asian origin with a smooth, short coat, tightly curled tail, short muzzle, and broad wrinkled face
pugged; pugging
: to work and mix (a substance, such as clay) when wet especially to make more homogeneous and easier to handle (as in throwing or molding wares)
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Noun (2)
a retired pug with battered ears and swollen knuckles
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Crappy Christmas lights blinked overhead, and a tiny pug wheezed on a rug by the register.
—Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
The 7-second clip quickly shows a McDonald's drive-thru window before panning to the dog — a pug named Khloi — sitting in someone’s lap in the passenger seat.
—Arabella Hau, People.com, 23 Feb. 2025
Junior's antics have been keeping people on social media entertained, with many of those commenting about similar experiences involving their own pugs.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Heather Frost shared footage of her pug Gus's reaction to meeting her son in a video posted to her TikTok account heather.frosty.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Crappy Christmas lights blinked overhead, and a tiny pug wheezed on a rug by the register.
—Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
The 7-second clip quickly shows a McDonald's drive-thru window before panning to the dog — a pug named Khloi — sitting in someone’s lap in the passenger seat.
—Arabella Hau, People.com, 23 Feb. 2025
Junior's antics have been keeping people on social media entertained, with many of those commenting about similar experiences involving their own pugs.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pug
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“Pug.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pug. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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