rustle
verb/ˈrʌsl/
/ˈrʌsl/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they rustle | /ˈrʌsl/ /ˈrʌsl/ |
| he / she / it rustles | /ˈrʌslz/ /ˈrʌslz/ |
| past simple rustled | /ˈrʌsld/ /ˈrʌsld/ |
| past participle rustled | /ˈrʌsld/ /ˈrʌsld/ |
| -ing form rustling | /ˈrʌslɪŋ/ /ˈrʌslɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] if something dry and light rustles or you rustle it, it makes a sound like paper, leaves, etc. moving or rubbing together
- the sound of the trees rustling in the breeze
- Her silk dress rustled as she moved.
- rustle something The light wind rustled the leaves.
Extra Examples- The wind rustled in the bushes.
- the sound of their feet rustling through the grass
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- gently
- slightly
- softly
- …
- in
- through
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- [transitive] rustle something to steal farm animalsTopics Crime and punishmentc2
Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb): imitative; compare with Flemish rijsselen and Dutch ritselen. The noun dates from the mid 18th cent.
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