Rustle Definition

rŭsəl
rustled, rustles, rustling
verb
rustled, rustles, rustling
To make or cause to make an irregular succession of soft sounds, as of leaves being moved by a gentle breeze or of papers being shuffled.
Webster's New World
To move with soft fluttering or crackling sounds.
The leaves rustled in the breeze.
American Heritage
To move or act energetically or while making such sounds.
Mice rustled across the floor.
American Heritage
In the W U.S., to round up (cattle, horses, etc.)
Webster's New World
To work or proceed with, or move, bring, or get by, energetic or vigorous action.
Webster's New World
noun
rustles
Such a succession of sounds.
Webster's New World
idiom
rustle up
  • to collect or get together, as by foraging
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Rustle

Noun

Singular:
rustle
Plural:
rustles

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Rustle

Origin of Rustle

  • Middle English rustlen perhaps of imitative origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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