RUSTLE
Dictionary entry overview: What does rustle mean?
• RUSTLE (noun)
The noun RUSTLE has 1 sense:
1. the light noise like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
Familiarity information: RUSTLE used as a noun is very rare.
• RUSTLE (verb)
The verb RUSTLE has 2 senses:
1. make a dry crackling sound
2. take illegally
Familiarity information: RUSTLE used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• RUSTLE (noun)
Meaning:
The light noise like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
rustle; whispering; rustling; whisper
Hypernyms ("rustle" is a kind of...):
noise (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound))
• RUSTLE (verb)
Meaning:
Make a dry crackling sound
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Context examples:
rustling silk / the dry leaves were rustling in the breeze
Hypernyms (to "rustle" is one way to...):
go; sound (make a certain noise or sound)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sentence examples:
You can hear animals rustle in the meadows
The meadows rustle with animals
Meaning:
Take illegally
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
rustle; lift
Context example:
rustle cattle
Hypernyms (to "rustle" is one way to...):
steal (take without the owner's consent)
Domain category:
crime; law-breaking ((criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They rustle the animals
