Synonyms for rustling
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ruhs-uh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈrʌs əl |
Définition of rustling
Origin :- "to emit soft, rapid sounds," late 14c. (implied in rustling), of uncertain origin, perhaps imitative (cf. Middle Low German ruschen, Middle Dutch ruusscen, German rauschen "to rustle"). Related: Rustled; rustling. Meaning "steal" (especially cattle) first attested 1882, probably from earlier American English slang sense of "move about vigorously" (1844), perhaps a separate word, compounded from rush and hustle.
- adj murmuring
- adj noisy like silk
- As these occurred, a rustling and a murmur expressed the subdued applause.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- There was a slight sound, scarcely a rustling, on the flagstones.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- He heard no sound save the rustling of the leaves and the song of the bird.
- Extract from : « Opera Stories from Wagner » by Florence Akin
- Don't you remember, I thought I heard a rustling in the fern, and you laughed at me?
- Extract from : « The Green Satin Gown » by Laura E. Richards
- Once more may the rustling of the shower refresh our longing ears!
- Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
- Hermione heard the rustling of paper, then a drawer shut sharply.
- Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
- Now a rustling was heard, and out came a gray wolf and looked at them.
- Extract from : « Five Mice in a Mouse-trap » by Laura E. Richards
- It would be about midnight when I heard a rustling at the drop scene.
- Extract from : « Adventures and Recollections » by Bill o'th' Hoylus End
- They opened window after window, till the inside, too, was rustling to the spring.
- Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
- The trees seem to whisper to each other in the rustling of their leaves.
- Extract from : « A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties » by Charles Major
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