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Definition of Rustle
1. Noun. A light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind.
2. Verb. Make a dry crackling sound. "The meadows rustle with animals "; "The dry leaves were rustling in the breeze"
3. Verb. Take illegally. "They rustle the animals"; "Rustle cattle"
Category relationships: Crime, Criminal Offence, Criminal Offense, Law-breaking, Offence, Offense
Generic synonyms: Steal
Derivative terms: Rustler, Rustling
4. Verb. Forage food.
Definition of Rustle
1. v. i. To make a quick succession of small sounds, like the rubbing or moving of silk cloth or dry leaves.
2. v. t. To cause to rustle; as, the wind rustles the leaves.
3. n. A quick succession or confusion of small sounds, like those made by shaking leaves or straw, by rubbing silk, or the like; a rustling.
Definition of Rustle
1. Noun. a soft crackling sound similar to the movement of leaves ¹
2. Verb. (ergative) to move (something) with a soft crackling sound ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive) to move speedily, hustle, stir ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) to make, do, secure, or obtain in a lively, energetic way ¹
5. Verb. (transitive) to steal (cattle or other livestock) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rustle
1. to make a succession of slight, soft sounds [v -TLED, -TLING, -TLES]
Medical Definition of Rustle
1. A quick succession or confusion of small sounds, like those made by shaking leaves or straw, by rubbing silk, or the like; a rustling. "When the noise of a torrent, the rustle of a wood, the song of birds, or the play of lambs, had power to fill the attention, and suspend all perception of the course of time." (Idler) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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Literary usage of Rustle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Kate Beaumont by John William De Forest (1872)
"There was a little scream and rustle behind him ; it was the cry and the approach
of girlish love. The next moment Kate, always a worshipper of her ..."
2. Memoir and Official Correspondence of Gen. John Stark: With Notices of by Caleb Stark, John Stark (1860)
"... the bride of Fort Edward—that Gertrude of Wyoming in real life; when every
rustle of a shaken leaf seemed an Indian tread, every tree an Indian covert, ..."
3. University Musical Encyclopedia by Louis Charles Elson (1914)
"rustle OF SPRING—SINDING ["World's Best Music," Vol. V, p. 1348.] Sinding is a
Scandinavian composer best known in our country by this charming piece. ..."
4. University Musical Encyclopedia by Louis Charles Elson (1914)
"rustle OF SPRING—SINDING ["World's Best Music," Vol. V, p. 1348.] Sinding is a
Scandinavian composer best known in our country by this charming piece. ..."
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