rustle

v., -tled, -tling, -tles.

v.intr.

1. To move with soft fluttering or crackling sounds.
2. To move or act energetically or with speed.
3. To forage food.
4. To steal livestock, especially cattle.

v.tr.

1. To cause to rustle.
2. To obtain by rustling: rustled up some food in the kitchen.
3. To steal (livestock, especially cattle).

[Middle English rustlen, perhaps of imitative origin.]

rustler rus'tler n.
rustlingly rus'tling·ly adv.

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the light noise like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
  Synonyms: rustling, whisper, whispering

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The verb rustle has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: make a dry crackling sound, as of silk or leaves

Meaning #2: take illegally, as of cattle
  Synonym: lift

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - rasle, knitre
v. tr. - stjæle, fremskaffe, organisere
n. - raslen, knitren

idioms:

• rustle up    fremskaffe, organisere

Nederlands (Dutch)
ritselen, energiek doen, vee stelen, geritsel

Français (French)
v. intr. - froisser, bruire, piller (de la nourriture), voler (du bétail)
v. tr. - froisser, (US) voler (du bétail)
n. - froissement, bruissement

idioms:

• rustle up    préparer en vitesse, se débrouiller pour trouver

Deutsch (German)
v. - rascheln, entwenden
n. - Rascheln

idioms:

• rustle up    auftreiben

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - θροϊζω, τρίζω, μουρμουρίζω, κλέβω ζώα, είμαι ζωοκλέφτης
n. - θρόισμα, φρου-φρού, ψίθυρος, μουρμούρισμα

idioms:

• rustle up    συγκεντρώνω στα γρήγορα, συνάζω

Italiano (Italian)
frusciare, fruscio

idioms:

• rustle up    preparare in fretta

Português (Portuguese)
v. - sussurrar
n. - sussurro (m)

idioms:

• rustle up    preparar algo rápido

Русский (Russian)
шелестеть, шуршать, шелест, шорох

idioms:

• rustle up    достать, раздобыть

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - susurrar, crujir
v. tr. - robar ganado, hacer susurrar o crujir
n. - susurro, crujido, robar ganado

idioms:

• rustle up    reunir apresuradamente, lograr conseguir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - prassla
n. - prassel

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
沙沙作响, 沙沙作响地移动, 使沙沙作响, 沙沙声, 飒飒声, 瑟瑟声

idioms:

• rustle up    搞到

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 沙沙作響, 沙沙作響地移動
v. tr. - 使沙沙作響
n. - 沙沙聲, 颯颯聲, 瑟瑟聲

idioms:

• rustle up    搞到

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 살랑살랑 소리 나다, 활약하다, 열심히 벌다
v. tr. - 살랑살랑 흔들다, 옷 스치는 소리를 내다, 활발히 움직이다
n. - 살랑살랑 소리 , 옷 스치는 소리

idioms:

• rustle up    그러 모으다, 급히 준비하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - サラサラいう音, 衣ずれの音
v. - サラサラと鳴らす, 盗む

idioms:

• rustle up    かき集める

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعمل أو يندفع بعزم, يسرق الماشيه (الاسم) حفيف, خشخشه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮רשרש, נע ברשרוש, נע בזריזות‬
v. tr. - ‮גרם לרשרוש, סחב, גנב‬
n. - ‮רשרוש, תנועה מרשרשת‬

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