rustle
Use Rustle in a sentence
əl verb (used without object)
1.
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: Rustle around and see what you can find.
verb (used with object)
4.
to move or stir so as to cause a rustling sound: The wind rustled the leaves.
5.
to move, bring, or get by energetic action: I'll go rustle some supper.
6.
to steal (livestock, especially cattle).
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noun
Verb phrases 7.
the sound made by anything that rustles: the rustle of leaves.
8.
rustle up, Informal. to find, gather, or assemble by effort or search: to rustle up some wood for a fire.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English rustlen (v.); compare Frisian russelje, Dutch ridselen; of imitative orig.
1350–1400; Middle English rustlen (v.); compare Frisian russelje, Dutch ridselen; of imitative orig.
Related forms
rus·tling·ly, adverb
un·rus·tling, adjective
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rustle1 (ˈrʌsəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to make or cause to make a low crisp whispering or rubbing sound, as of dry leaves or paper |
| 2. | to move with such a sound |
| —n | |
| 3. | such a sound or sounds |
| [Old English hrūxlian; related to Gothic hrukjan to | |
| 'rustling1 | |
| —adj, —n | |
| 'rustlingly1 | |
| —adv | |
| rustle2 (ˈrʌsəl) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | chiefly (US), (Canadian) to steal (cattle, horses, etc) |
| 2. | informal (US), (Canadian) to move swiftly and energetically |
| [C19: probably special use of | |
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Word Origin & History
rustle
"to emit soft, rapid sounds," late 14c. (implied in rustling), of uncertain origin, perhaps imitative (cf. M.L.G. ruschen, M.Du. ruusscen, Ger. rauschen "to rustle"). The noun is attested from 1759. Meaning "steal" (especially cattle) first attested 1882, probably from earlier Amer.Eng. slang sense of
"move about vigorously" (1872), perhaps a separate word, compounded from rush and hustle.
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Example sentences
The artificial leaves won't rustle soothingly in a summer breeze, or change from green to red and fall to the ground in autumn.
It's not difficult to rustle up some possible reasons for all this.
The lining may also bunch and peek out at the wrists and it may squeak and rustle when you walk.
Lunch arrives in a rustle of brown paper bags at a table under white birches.
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