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The Meaning of rustle
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(v. i.) To make a quick succession of small sounds, like the rubbing or moving of silk cloth or dry leaves.
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(v. i.) To stir about energetically; to strive to succeed; to bustle about.
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(v. t.) To cause to rustle; as, the wind rustles the leaves.
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(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.
Synonyms
rustling
,
whisper
,
susurration
,
whispering
,
voicelessness
,
lift
,
hook
,
rise
,
nobble
,
wind
,
cabbage
,
vacate
,
hoist
,
annul
,
elevate
,
uprise
,
go up
,
pinch
,
plagiarize
,
arise
,
abstract
,
rescind
,
come up
,
bring up
,
plagiarise
,
pilfer
,
filch
,
purloin
,
snarf
,
overturn
,
repeal
,
raise
,
sneak
,
get up
,
move up
,
swipe
,
reverse
,
airlift
,
revoke
,
rear
,
face-lift
,
countermand
,
sound
,
go
Homophones
russell
Rhymes
brussel
,
bussell
,
bustle
,
fussell
,
hustle
,
justle
,
muscle
,
mussel
,
mussell
,
russell
,
scissel
,
scissile
,
trussell
,
tussal
,
tussle