Rustling

Rustling
Rustle Rus"tle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rustled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rustling}.] [AS. hristlan to rustle; or cf. Sw. rusta to stir, make a riot, or E. rush, v.] 1. To make a quick succession of small sounds, like the rubbing or moving of silk cloth or dry leaves. [1913 Webster]

He is coming; I hear his straw rustle. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Prouder than rustling in unpaid-for silk. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. To stir about energetically; to strive to succeed; to bustle about. [Slang, Western U.S.] [1913 Webster]

3. To steal; -- used of livestock and esp. of cattle. [PJC]

{To rustle up} To gather or find by searching; as, to rustle up some food for supper. [PJC]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • rustling — noun A series of rustles. I hear a rustling in the bushes off to my right, and my trigger finger spasms …   Wiktionary

  • rustling — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. murmuring, swishing, stirring; see whispering …   English dictionary for students

  • rustling — rus|tling [ rʌslıŋ ] noun uncount 1. ) the sound that papers or leaves make, for example when the wind blows on them 2. ) the crime of stealing animals such as sheep, cows, or horses from farms …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • rustling — rÊŒslɪŋ n. act of producing a soft sound like that of wind blowing through leaves; act of stealing cattle rus·tle || rÊŒsl n. soft sound like that of wind blowing through leaves v. create a soft sound like that of wind blowing through leaves;… …   English contemporary dictionary

  • rustling — a. Whispering, susurrous …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • rustling — adj swishing, whooshing, susurrous, susur rant, whispering, sibilant, crinkling, rippling; stirring, waving, swaying …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • rustling — rus·tling …   English syllables

  • rustling — UK [ˈrʌslɪŋ] / US noun [uncountable] 1) the sound that papers or leaves make, for example when the wind blows on them 2) the crime of stealing farm animals such as sheep, cows, or horses …   English dictionary

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