rustles in English

noun
1
a soft, muffled crackling sound like that made by the movement of dry leaves or paper.
there was a rustle in the undergrowth behind her
synonyms:swishwhisperrustlingsusurrationsusurrus
verb
1
make a soft, muffled crackling sound like that caused by the movement of dry leaves or paper.
she came closer, her skirt swaying and rustling
synonyms:swishwhooshswooshwhispersigh
2
round up and steal (cattle, horses, or sheep).
In 1875, Dan was one of a coterie of five thieves rustling cattle and horses in southeastern Wyoming.
synonyms:stealthievetakeabductkidnapswipe
noun
verb

Use "rustles" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "rustles" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "rustles", or refer to the context using the word "rustles" in the English Dictionary.

1. Her taffeta dress rustles as she moves past.

2. It rustles(sentencedict .com), like a taffeta skirt across the floor.

3. Blue-grey spike grass rustles amid swamp box and bush banksias, a frog, perhaps, or even a wallaby.