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to rustle
01
to create a gentle, crackling sound, similar to dry leaves or paper moving
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
rustle
3rd person singular
rustles
Present participle
rustling
Past simple
rustled
Past participle
rustled
Examples
The pages of the old book rustled as it was turned.
02
to gather and take away cattle, horses, or sheep, typically illegally
Transitive: to rustle livestock
Examples
The group was caught trying to rustle cattle from the neighboring ranch.
03
to search for and gather food, especially from natural sources
Intransitive
Examples
The deer rustled through the underbrush in search of berries and leaves.
Rustle
01
a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
rustles
Lexical Tree
rustler
rustling
rustling
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