rustles

Meaning of rustles

verb, 3rd person present
  1. make a soft, muffled crackling sound like that caused by the movement of dry leaves or paper.
    she came closer, her skirt swaying and rustling
  2. round up and steal (cattle, horses, or sheep).
    a murdered rancher whose cattle were being rustled
    horse rustling is a growing problem
  3. move or act quickly or energetically; hustle.
    rustle around the kitchen, see what there is
plural noun
  1. a soft, muffled crackling sound like that made by the movement of dry leaves or paper.
    there was a rustle in the undergrowth behind her

late Middle English (as a verb): imitative; compare with Flemish rijsselen and Dutch ritselen . The noun dates from the mid 18th century.

Information about rustles

  • The singular form of rustles is: rustle.
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Hyphenation of rustles

rus-tles

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • rustles is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

rustles synonyms

Meaning move with a hissing or rushing sound:

swish, swishing

Meaning (of leaves, wind, or water) rustle or murmur softly:

whisper, whispering

Meaning make a soft, muffled crackling sound like that caused by the movement of dry leaves or paper:

rustling

Meaning whispering or rustling:

susurration, susurrus

Meaning (of the wind or something through which the wind blows) make a sound resembling a sigh:

sigh

Meaning move quickly or suddenly with a rushing sound:

whoosh

Meaning make a rustling sound:

fissle

Meaning (of leaves, wind, etc.) make a whispering or rustling sound:

susurrate

Meaning take (another person's property) without permission or legal right and without intending to return it:

steal

Meaning be a thief; steal something:

thieve

Meaning lay hold of (something) with one's hands; reach for and hold:

take

Meaning take (someone) away illegally by force or deception; kidnap:

abduct

Meaning abduct (someone) and hold them captive, typically to obtain a ransom:

kidnap

Anagrams of rustles

lusters, results, Sulster, sutlers, tussler, ulsters

Words that rhyme with rustles

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