Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun rustle

1 sense of rustle

Sense 1
rustle, rustling, whisper, whispering -- (a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind)
       => noise -- (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb rustle

3 senses of rustle

Sense 1
rustle -- (make a dry crackling sound; "rustling silk"; "the dry leaves were rustling in the breeze")
       => sound, go -- (make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'")

Sense 2
rustle, lift -- (take illegally; "rustle cattle")
       => steal -- (take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation")

Sense 3
rustle -- (forage food)
       => scrounge, forage -- (collect or look around for (food))

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