Word Definition

Rustle

  1. To stir about energetically; to strive to succeed; to bustle about.
  2. To cause to rustle; as, the wind rustles the leaves.
  3. A quick succession or confusion of small sounds, like those made by shaking leaves or straw, by rubbing silk, or the like; a rustling.
  4. To make a quick succession of small sounds, like the rubbing or moving of silk cloth or dry leaves.

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