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rus·tle
(rŭs′əl)v. rus·tled, rus·tling, rus·tles
v.intr.
1. To move with soft fluttering or crackling sounds: The leaves rustled in the breeze.
2. To move or act energetically or while making such sounds: Mice rustled across the floor.
3. To steal livestock, especially cattle.
v.tr.
1. To cause to rustle: rustled the newspaper.
2. To obtain or produce by energetic effort: rustled up some food in the kitchen.
3. To steal (livestock, especially cattle).
[Middle English rustlen, perhaps of imitative origin.]
rus′tler n.
rus′tling·ly adv.
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rustle
(ˈrʌsəl)vb
1. to make or cause to make a low crisp whispering or rubbing sound, as of dry leaves or paper
2. to move with such a sound
n
such a sound or sounds
[Old English hrūxlian; related to Gothic hrukjan to crow2, Old Norse hraukr raven, crow1]
ˈrustling adj, n
ˈrustlingly adv
rustle
(ˈrʌsəl)vb
1. chiefly US and Canadian to steal (cattle, horses, etc)
2. informal US and Canadian to move swiftly and energetically
[C19: probably special use of rustle1 (in the sense: to move with quiet sound)]
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rus•tle
(ˈrʌs əl)v. -tled, -tling,
n. v.i.
1. to make the soft sounds of gentle rubbing, as of leaves, silk, or paper.
2. to cause such sounds by moving or stirring something.
3. to move, proceed, or work energetically.
v.t. 4. to move or stir so as to cause a rustling sound.
5. to move, bring, or get by energetic action.
6. to steal (livestock, esp. cattle).
7. rustle up, Informal. to find, gather, or assemble by effort or search.
n. 8. the sound made by rustling.
[1350–1400; Middle English rustlen (v.); compare Frisian russelje, Dutch ridselen]
rus′tler, n.
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rustle
Past participle: rustled
Gerund: rustling
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| Noun | 1. | rustle - 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" |
| Verb | 1. | rustle - make a dry crackling sound; "rustling silk"; "the dry leaves were rustling in the breeze" |
| 2. | rustle - take illegally; "rustle cattle" crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes" steal - take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation" | |
| 3. | rustle - forage food |
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rustle
verb
noun
1. crackle, whisper, rustling, crinkling, crepitation, susurration or susurrus (literary) with a rustle of her frilled petticoats
rustle something up prepare, make, produce, fix, put together, concoct Can you rustle up a cup of coffee for me?
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Translations
يَسْرُق الماشِيَهيُصْدِرُ حَفيفا
krástšelestitšumět
raslestjæle
elkötellopsuhog
skrjáfastela
gyvulių vagisparuošti paskubomispavogtišlamėtišlaminti
čabētčabinātnozagtšalkt
šelestiťšuchotať
šelestenješušteti
çalmakhışırda mak
rustle
1 [ˈrʌsl]B. VT [+ leaves] → hacer susurrar; [+ paper] → mover ligeramente, hacer crujir
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2 [ˈrʌsl] VT (= steal) → robar, abigear (Mex)Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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rustle
1 [ˈrʌsl]1. n → fruscio
2. vt (paper) → far frusciare
3. vi → frusciare
rustle up (fam) vt + adv (find) → ripescare; (money) → racimolare; (meal) → rimediare, mettere insieme
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2 [ˈrʌsl] vt (Am) (cattle) → rubareCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
rustle
(ˈrasl) verb1. to (make something) make a soft, whispering sound. The wind rustled in the trees; She rustled her papers.
2. (American) to steal (cattle etc).
ˈrustler noun (American) a person who steals cattle etc.
rustle up to get or make quickly. He rustled up a meal.
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