From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishrustlerus‧tle1 /ˈrʌsəl/ verb 1 [intransitive, transitive]CSOUND if leaves, papers, clothes etc rustle, or if you rustle them, they make a noise as they rub against each other She moved nearer, her long silk skirt rustling around her. He rustled the papers on his desk.2 [transitive]HBATASTEAL to steal farm animals such as cattle, horses, or sheep → rustle something ↔ up→ See Verb table
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rustle• Her taffeta dress rustles as she moves past.• Creaking leather jackets, well-rubbed denim rustling between those confident thighs.• The tissue paper rustled in the silence as she unwrapped the gift.• Leaves rustled in the summer breeze.• But there was a line of light at the bottom of the door; and inside the rustling of paper.• A gentle breeze blew through the windows, lightly rustling the curtains.• Janie asked in a tight voice, while Megan rustled the hair on my head.• A light breeze rustled the treetops.• The only sound now was their feet rustling through the shore grass, coarse and hard from countless tides of salt water.• Surely one of the press lords could rustle up a limousine for her use?rustlerustle2 noun [singular] CSOUNDthe noise made when something rustlesrustle of the rustle of leaves in the wind► see thesaurus at soundExamples from the Corpus
rustle• They disappeared with only a rustle on the surface of the water.• a rustle of leaves• A rustle of interest ran around the classroom.• There was another rustle of branches as the buffalo ran off without so much as another snort.• Another rustle followed before a glossy blackbird hopped out and made off towards the parkland.• Shop life: tinkle of money, rustle of notes, voices.• There was no sound in the library except for the occasional rustle of papers.Origin rustle1 1. (1300-1400) From the sound; 2. probably influenced in meaning by hustle 