Rustle
verb
To make a soft sound, like leaves moving in the wind.
The wind rustled the leaves in the trees.
Often appears as...
- rustle of leaves
- rustle softly
verb
To steal cattle or horses.
He was accused of rustling cattle from the nearby ranch.
Often appears as...
- cattle rustling
- horse rustling
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To move somewhere quietly or quickly.
She rustled up to her room to avoid being seen by her parents.
Often appears as...
- rustle up the stairs
- rustle around
verb
To make or get things quickly or efficiently.
Can you rustle up a meal with these ingredients?
Often appears as...
- rustle up a meal
- rustle up a snack
Usage tips
Informal
verb
To make a soft sound, like leaves moving in the wind.
The wind rustled the leaves in the trees.
Often appears as...
- rustle of leaves
- rustle softly
verb
To steal cattle or horses.
He was accused of rustling cattle from the nearby ranch.
Often appears as...
- cattle rustling
- horse rustling
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To move somewhere quietly or quickly.
She rustled up to her room to avoid being seen by her parents.
Often appears as...
- rustle up the stairs
- rustle around
verb
To make or get things quickly or efficiently.
Can you rustle up a meal with these ingredients?
Often appears as...
- rustle up a meal
- rustle up a snack
Usage tips
Informal
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Nature Imagery
Used to describe sounds in nature that are quiet and continuous.
Camping at night, I heard leaves rustle gently.
Pro Tip 2/2Subtle Narration
Creates a sense of ambience in stories or descriptions without being loud or disruptive.
In the garden, the rustle of petals added to the serene atmosphere.
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The pattern behind...
And you hear a rustle in the grass. Is it a dangerous predator, or is it just the wind? Your next decision could be the most important one of your life. Well, if you think that the rustle in the grass is a dangerous predator and it turns out it's just the wind, you've made an error in cognition, made a Type I error, false positive.
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Safari Live - Day 320 PIPE...
and everything and as we were walking back he stopped to show us a little mound where there was some scat from one of these little cats and then we heard something rustling in the bushes right next to us and would you know it jumped one of these it was absolutely amazing to see on foot and apparently very rare
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The pattern behind...
Lucy okay and and you hear a rustle in the grass is it a dangerous predator is it just the wind your next decision could be the most important one of your life well if you think that the rustle in the grass is is a dangerous predator and it turns out it's just the wind you've made an error in cognition you
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A year in the life of...
The surrounding land has begun to be deforested, causing the riverbank to erode. Instead, she journeys upstream and settles in a clear, deep pool sheltered by a river red gum tree. Suddenly, a rustle flushes birds from the undergrowth and a fox appears.
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Giraffes on a Boat PIPE...
rustling of the of uh asiwa going in the bushes the occasional warthog mad dash across that frightens the life out of everyone that's david o'connor a conservationist who works for national geographic he's also president of save giraffes now
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Safari Live - Day 166 PIPE...
or to more movement or to them becoming playful and especially these young cubs here excuse me and these two are not getting tired of rustling each other and where so drinks strengthening of their muscles it's very typical for caps actually
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What the discovery of...
to the rustle and the chirp of the cosmos. Our job is to dream up and build new observatories -- a whole new generation of observatories -- on the ground, in space. I mean, what could be more glorious than listening to the Big Bang itself?
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What happens when you...
the rustling of the sheets, my husband walking barefoot in the next room -- could cause excruciating pain. I would spend most of the next two years in bed. How could my doctor have gotten it so wrong? I thought I had a rare disease,
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Lessons Learned From...
air that get to your core that tell you you're alive that tell you this is how the world is supposed to feel for me this is that place the rustling of the aspen the blooming of the columbines
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Top 5 Tiger Moments PIPE...
he places his paws with great care to avoid making even the slightest rustle
Video examples
The pattern behind...
And you hear a rustle in the grass. Is it a dangerous predator, or is it just the wind? Your next decision could be the most important one of your life. Well, if you think that the rustle in the grass is a dangerous predator and it turns out it's just the wind, you've made an error in cognition, made a Type I error, false positive.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 320 PIPE...
and everything and as we were walking back he stopped to show us a little mound where there was some scat from one of these little cats and then we heard something rustling in the bushes right next to us and would you know it jumped one of these it was absolutely amazing to see on foot and apparently very rare
Video examples
The pattern behind...
Lucy okay and and you hear a rustle in the grass is it a dangerous predator is it just the wind your next decision could be the most important one of your life well if you think that the rustle in the grass is is a dangerous predator and it turns out it's just the wind you've made an error in cognition you
Video examples
A year in the life of...
The surrounding land has begun to be deforested, causing the riverbank to erode. Instead, she journeys upstream and settles in a clear, deep pool sheltered by a river red gum tree. Suddenly, a rustle flushes birds from the undergrowth and a fox appears.
Video examples
Giraffes on a Boat PIPE...
rustling of the of uh asiwa going in the bushes the occasional warthog mad dash across that frightens the life out of everyone that's david o'connor a conservationist who works for national geographic he's also president of save giraffes now
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 166 PIPE...
or to more movement or to them becoming playful and especially these young cubs here excuse me and these two are not getting tired of rustling each other and where so drinks strengthening of their muscles it's very typical for caps actually
Video examples
What the discovery of...
to the rustle and the chirp of the cosmos. Our job is to dream up and build new observatories -- a whole new generation of observatories -- on the ground, in space. I mean, what could be more glorious than listening to the Big Bang itself?
Video examples
What happens when you...
the rustling of the sheets, my husband walking barefoot in the next room -- could cause excruciating pain. I would spend most of the next two years in bed. How could my doctor have gotten it so wrong? I thought I had a rare disease,
Video examples
Lessons Learned From...
air that get to your core that tell you you're alive that tell you this is how the world is supposed to feel for me this is that place the rustling of the aspen the blooming of the columbines
Video examples
Top 5 Tiger Moments PIPE...
he places his paws with great care to avoid making even the slightest rustle
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Quote examples
Linda Johnson Rice
American Businesswoman
They couldn't have a little kid occupying an important spot on the front row, so I sat in the back where all the models changed clothes. I remember vividly the rustling and the rush of the fabrics of the clothes and the swoosh of textures and color as they went by. I was in the back, but I had a front-row seat, in my opinion.
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Paul Tillich
German Theologian
We can speak without voice to the trees and the clouds and the waves of the sea. Without words they respond through the rustling of leaves and the moving of clouds and the murmuring of the sea.
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Penelope Keith
British Actress
We always had chocolates and my mother was careful to make sure they were unwrapped in advance so the paper wouldn't rustle in the middle of a performance.
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Stephen Bayley
British Critic
My wife and I both love cooking - I am an advanced male - so we argue about who gets to rustle up dinner.
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Walter Benjamin
German Critic
Boredom is the dream bird that hatches the egg of experience. A rustling in the leaves drives him away.
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Emma Weymouth
British Model
I'm always cooking and can be found in the kitchen rustling up something for myself and the boys.
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Robert Green Ingersoll
American Lawyer
In the night of death, hope sees a star, and listening love can hear the rustle of a wing.
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Clint Eastwood
American Actor
In school, I could hear the leaves rustle and go on a journey.
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Mason Cooley
American Writer
My mind is led astray by every faint rustle.
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Sophocles
Greek Poet
To him who is in fear everything rustles.
Quote examples
Linda Johnson Rice
American Businesswoman
They couldn't have a little kid occupying an important spot on the front row, so I sat in the back where all the models changed clothes. I remember vividly the rustling and the rush of the fabrics of the clothes and the swoosh of textures and color as they went by. I was in the back, but I had a front-row seat, in my opinion.
Quote examples
Paul Tillich
German Theologian
We can speak without voice to the trees and the clouds and the waves of the sea. Without words they respond through the rustling of leaves and the moving of clouds and the murmuring of the sea.
Quote examples
Penelope Keith
British Actress
We always had chocolates and my mother was careful to make sure they were unwrapped in advance so the paper wouldn't rustle in the middle of a performance.
Quote examples
Stephen Bayley
British Critic
My wife and I both love cooking - I am an advanced male - so we argue about who gets to rustle up dinner.
Quote examples
Walter Benjamin
German Critic
Boredom is the dream bird that hatches the egg of experience. A rustling in the leaves drives him away.
Quote examples
Emma Weymouth
British Model
I'm always cooking and can be found in the kitchen rustling up something for myself and the boys.
Quote examples
Robert Green Ingersoll
American Lawyer
In the night of death, hope sees a star, and listening love can hear the rustle of a wing.
Quote examples
Clint Eastwood
American Actor
In school, I could hear the leaves rustle and go on a journey.
Quote examples
Mason Cooley
American Writer
My mind is led astray by every faint rustle.
Quote examples
Sophocles
Greek Poet
To him who is in fear everything rustles.
Example 1 of 10
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