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   Rus·tle

   /ˈrəs(ə)l/

   

   verb

   • 1. make a soft, muffled crackling sound like that caused by the movement of dry leaves or paper: "she came closer, her skirt swaying and rustling" Similar swishwhispersighwhooshfisslerare:susurrate
   • ▪ move with a rustling sound: "a nurse rustled in with a syringe"
   • ▪ move (something), causing it to make a rustling sound: "Dolly rustled the paper irritably"
   • 2. round up and steal (cattle, horses, or sheep): "a murdered rancher whose cattle were being rustled" Similar stealthievetakeabductkidnap
   • 3. move or act quickly or energetically; hustle: informal North American "rustle around the kitchen, see what there is"

   noun

   • 1. a soft, muffled crackling sound like that made by the movement of dry leaves or paper: "there was a rustle in the undergrowth behind her"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a verb): imitative; compare with Flemish rijsselen and Dutch ritselen. The noun dates from the mid 18th century.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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   rustle. [intransitive, transitive] if something dry and light rustles or you rustle it, it makes a sound like paper, leaves, etc. moving or rubbing together. Her silk dress rustled as she moved. rustle something The light wind rustled the leaves.

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   What is rustle verb?

   • Definition of rustle verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [intransitive, transitive] if something dry and light rustles or you rustle it, it makes a sound like paper, leaves, etc. moving or rubbing together Her silk dress rustled as she moved. rustle something The light wind rustled the leaves. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?

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   What does rustling mean?

   • n. a quick succession of small sounds, as that of dry leaves: a rustling, a movement with rustling sound.— ns. Rus′tler, one who, or that which, rustles: ( U.S.) an active fellow; Rus′tling, a quick succession of small sounds, as that of dry leaves.— adv. Rus′tlingly.

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   What does rustling sound mean?

   • When something thin and dry rustles or when you rustle it, it makes soft sounds as it moves. The leaves rustled in the wind. She rustled her papers impatiently. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers We were all terrified by a rustling sound coming from beneath one of the seats. 1. 2.

   RUSTLE definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary

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   What does rustle up mean?

   • v. To gather something or some people together, especially energetically or quickly: Go rustle up the kids and let's go for a drive. I went to the kitchen to rustle some dinner up. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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4. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › rustleRUSTLE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   RUSTLE definition: If things such as paper or leaves rustle, or if you rustle them, they move about and make a soft…. Learn more.

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   What does the verb rustle mean? There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb rustle . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   to make a succession of slight, soft sounds, as of parts rubbing gently one on another, as leaves, silks, or papers. 2. to cause such sounds by moving or stirring something. 3. to move, proceed, or work energetically.

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   rustle meaning, definition, what is rustle: if leaves, papers, clothes etc rustle, o...: Learn more.