rustle



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:


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.
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            He is coming; I hear his straw rustle. --Shak.
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            Prouder than rustling in unpaid-for silk. --Shak.
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   2. To stir about energetically; to strive to succeed; to
      bustle about. [Slang, Western U.S.]
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   3. To steal; -- used of livestock and esp. of cattle.
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   To rustle up To gather or find by searching; as, to rustle
      up some food for supper.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:


Rustle \Rus"tle\, v. t.
   To cause to rustle; as, the wind rustles the leaves.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:


Rustle \Rus"tle\, 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.
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         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.
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