rustled
past simple and past participle ofrustle
rustle
verb
uk/rʌsəl/us/rʌsəl/rustleverb(MAKE NOISE)
[IorT]
If things such aspaperorleavesrustle, or if you rustle them, theymoveabout and make asoft,drysound:
Theleavesrustled in thebreeze.
He rustled hispapers(=noisilymovedthem about)tohidehisembarrassment.
Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- babble
- blaze
- bong
- chuff
- clatter
- click away
- clicker
- clinking
- clunk
- crump
- growl
- gunshot
- hiss
- jangling
- plunk
- scrunch
- sonic boom
- tick
- white noise
- whoosh
rustleverb(STEAL)
[T]mainlyUS
tostealfarmanimals
Stealing
- abscond
- aggravated burglary
- anti-burglar
- anti-burglary
- anti-piracy
- appropriation
- housebreaking
- jemmy
- jimmy
- job
- joyride
- plunder
- poach
- poaching
- purloin
- raid
- rustle
- rustling
- snitch
- swipe
Phrasal verb
rustlesomethingup
Examplesofrustled
rustled
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The wind no longerrustledthe leaves, the car no longer squeaked, and the insects no longer buzzed in the fields.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The memorandum of understanding and the letter to which reference was made wererustledup literally a few hours ago.
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They also flap into the skyen massewhenever a firm pledge or treaty isrustledon the other side of the lake.
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The foliage of a nearby treerustledand a strange object flashed down.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.One attempt studied in particular how the specific sound of fabric beingrustledcan be unpleasant.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Who would deny that the leaves of trees move whenrustledby a wind, despite it being unobservable from large distances?
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Livestock was easilyrustledand driven back to raiders' territory by mounted reivers who knew the country well.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He plans to do away with the boys and secretly remove therustledcattle from their ranch.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The withered leavesrustledbeneath my feet, and the departing cranes were trumpeting high above me.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The deputies find the carcasses of somerustledcattle and demand to see the hides in order to check the brands.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Malloryrustledup oxygen equipment for a last-ditch effort.
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- wild duck
- wildebeest
- wild enthusiasm
- wilderness
- wilderness area
- wilderness-area
- wilderness designation
- wilderness designation
- wilderness experience
- wilderness survival
- wilderness survival
- wilderness years
- wilderness-years
- wild-eyed
- wild-eyed
- wild fauna
- wildfire
- wittered
- wittering
- witticism
- wittily
- witting
- wittingly
- witty
- witty dialogue