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BNC: 15551 COCA: 12778

rustle

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
1 rustle /ˈrʌsəl/ verb
rustles; rustled; rustling
1 rustle
/ˈrʌsəl/
verb
rustles; rustled; rustling
Learner's definition of RUSTLE
[no object] : to make a soft, light sound because parts of something are touching or rubbing against each other(摩擦)发出沙沙声,窸窣作响
[+ object] : to cause (something) to make a soft, light sound使沙沙作响;使窸窣作响
[+ object] : to steal (animals) from a farm or ranch(从农场或牧场)偷(牲口)

rustle up

[phrasal verb]
rustle (something) up or rustle up (something) informal
: to prepare (food, a meal, etc.) quickly快速做好(食品、饭菜等)
: to find or get (something)搜集;弄到

— rustler

/ˈrʌsəlɚ/ noun, plural rustlers [count]

— rustling

noun
[singular]
[noncount]
2 rustle /ˈrʌsəl/ noun
2 rustle
/ˈrʌsəl/
noun
Learner's definition of RUSTLE
[singular]
: a quick series of soft, light sounds caused when things (such as leaves or pieces of paper) rub against each other(树叶或纸张等相互摩擦发出的)沙沙声,窸窣声
BNC: 15551 COCA: 12778

rustle

1 of 2

verb

rus·​tle ˈrə-səl How to pronounce rustle (audio)
rustled; rustling ˈrə-s(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce rustle (audio)

intransitive verb

1
: to make or cause a rustle
2
a
: to act or move with energy or speed
b
: to forage food
3
: to steal cattle

transitive verb

1
: to cause to rustle
2
a
: to obtain by one's own exertions
often used with up
able to rustle up $5,000 bail Jack McCallum
b
: forage
3
: to steal (livestock) especially from a farm or ranch

rustle

2 of 2

noun

: a quick succession or confusion of small sounds

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Verb The trees rustled in the wind. Her skirt rustled as she walked. He rustled the papers on his desk. Noun He heard a rustle of leaves behind him.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Elon Musk was able to rustle up more than $7 billion from 19 investors to support his $44 billion bid to take Twitter private this year. Jennifer Williams-alvarez, WSJ, 11 May 2022 For those wanting to rustle up food at home, the big grocery chains have dedicated sections on their websites to help. Karla Adam, Washington Post, 31 May 2022 Some, like Sebastian Faena and Gary Sorrenti, were able to rustle up a late-night snack in the form of beef carpaccio and pasta for the adjacent kitchen servicing Cipriani Downtown Miami. Zachary Weiss, Vogue, 7 Dec. 2021 Previous franchise stars who’ve appeared on DWTS are likely to offer their support on social media and rustle up some extra votes. Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al, 20 Sep. 2021 For example, whenever a tree moves, leaves need to rustle. BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2021 Birds rustle in the branches of a large, wizened hemlock. Zoya Teirstein, Wired, 14 Aug. 2021 The Green Knight, as seen in Lowery's enchanting Arthurian dream, is an imposing tree of a man, with a wispy beard of twigs and a wooden mane whose movements rustle with the sound of bended, creaking branches. Jake Coyle, Star Tribune, 28 July 2021 Government and philanthropic funding is no match for corporate purses, and few institutions can rustle up the data and computing power needed to match work from companies like Google. Tom Simonite, Wired, 8 June 2021
Noun
There’s no sign of any other home in any direction, no sound of traffic, just the rustle of a breeze through the grass. Sunset Magazine, 31 Aug. 2022 Bands of cash, smacked down on surfaces, sound like bricks; loose bills, collected by a dancer, rustle like leaves. Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022 Thunder mutters overhead, the wind picks up, and human cries are half lost in the rustle of leaves. The New Yorker, 3 June 2022 But with the top raised, there’s hardly a rustle of wind noise, so good is the sealing. Howard Walker, Robb Report, 8 June 2022 Some pictures will stir your soul and cause a rustle of recognition. Michael Johnston, The New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2022 All come with a backdrop of stunning towering mountains, the rustle of the wind through the trees and the allure of an endless expanse of clear blue water merging with the sky. Lisa Morrow, CNN, 25 Mar. 2022 The subject matter caused a rustle, but Chandler, who died in 1997, stood by Davidson. New York Times, 28 Jan. 2022 The muffled, vaguely sonographic rustle of a pocket, or a purse. Meghan O'gieblyn, Wired, 24 Jan. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English rustelen

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun

1624, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rustle was in the 14th century
BNC: 15551 COCA: 12778
rustle

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + RUSTLE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEfaint, gentle, slight, soft窸窣作響;輕柔的沙沙聲VERB + RUSTLEhear聽到沙沙聲PREPOSITIONwith a rustle沙沙作響With a rustle of wings the bird landed on the window ledge.小鳥沙沙地搧着翅膀落在窗沿上。rustle of⋯的沙沙聲I heard a soft rustle of leaves.我聽到葉子沙沙地輕聲作響。
rustle

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERBgently, slightly, softly輕柔地沙沙響the sound of the leaves rustling softly葉子輕柔的沙沙聲PREPOSITIONin在⋯沙沙作響The wind rustled in the bushes.風吹得灌木叢沙沙作響。through沙沙作響地穿過the sound of their feet rustling through the grass他們走過高草時的窸窣腳步聲

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