verb
- to make a soft crackling sound like dry leaves or paper moving
- to move with such a sound
- to steal livestock, especially cattle
Usage: informal
noun
- a soft crackling sound
Examples
- The wind made the leaves rustle in the trees.
- She heard papers rustle in the next room.
- The mouse rustled through the dry grass.
- Cowboys were hired to catch cattle rustlers.
- There was a gentle rustle of silk as she moved.
- The rustle of the newspaper woke him up.
- Autumn leaves rustle underfoot on the path.