rustle n : the light noise like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind [syn: rustling, whisper, whispering]

1 make a dry crackling sound; "rustling silk"; "the dry leaves were rustling in the breeze"

2 take illegally; "rustle cattle" [syn: lift]

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʌsəl

Noun

1. a soft crackling sound similar to the movement of leaves

Translations

• French: bruissement
• Spanish: crujido

Verb

(transitive or intransitive)

1. to move (something) with a soft crackling sound
2. to move speedily, especially in the phrase rustle up some food
3. to steal cattle or other livestock

Derived terms

• rustler
• rustle up

See also

• abigeat

Rustle may refer to:

• Cattle rustling
• Rustle noise
• Frühlingsrauschen or Rustle of Spring

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