Synonyms for rustle
ˈrʌs əlrus·tle

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1. rustle

   Synonyms:
   quiver, whisper, susurration, murmur, sighing

   Antonyms:
   hubbub, blast, din, racket, crashing

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1. rustle, rustling, whisper, whisperingverb

   a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind

   Synonyms:
   rustling, whisper, susurration, whispering, voicelessness

2. rustleverb

   make a dry crackling sound

   "rustling silk"; "the dry leaves were rustling in the breeze"

   Synonyms:
   lift

3. rustle, liftverb

   take illegally

   "rustle cattle"

   Synonyms:
   hook, rise, nobble, wind, cabbage, vacate, hoist, annul, elevate, uprise, lift, go up, pinch, plagiarize, arise, abstract, rescind, come up, bring up, plagiarise, pilfer, filch, purloin, snarf, overturn, repeal, raise, sneak, get up, move up, swipe, reverse, airlift, revoke, rear, face-lift, countermand

4. rustleverb

   forage food

   Synonyms:
   lift

Matched Categories

1. • Forage
   • Sound

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1. rustlenoun

   Synonyms:
   rustling, frou-frou

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1. Aaron J. Munzer:

   A gentle breeze, a rustle of leaves, it's times like this life pleases with ease.

2. Dorothy Parker:

   His voice was a intimate as the rustle of sheets.

3. Dan Kelly:

   ($13 million) in a matter of hours is nothing short of blinding, the use of loopholes in the bank's procedures makes sense, but trying to rustle up a mule network in one country without making too much noise can't be easy.

4. Shane Lewis:

   You can rustle a chip packet and they know what’s in there, that makes them aggressive. Greg Piper said when Greg Piper visited the site, Greg Piper saw tourists holding out apples, bananas, corn chips and other processed foods to the wild animals, The Guardian reported. Kangaroos typically graze on grasses. A nutritionist for a zoo in Australia said disrupting a kangaroo's diet can result in aggression and health problems. ( Facebook/Kroosn Shuttle Service Pty Ltd) Disrupting the kangaroo’s natural diet can cause health problems, such as stomach ulcers, and cause aggression, according to the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection.