Rustling — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the stealing of cattle

a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈʌsəlɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈʌsəlɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈʌsəlɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈʌsəlɪŋ/.

Examples

rustling silk
the dry leaves were rustling in the breeze
rustle cattle

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

whispering murmurous whisper susurrous lift rustle soughing

Parts of Speech

noun	the stealing of cattle
noun	a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
verb	make a dry crackling sound “rustling silk”
verb	take illegally “rustle cattle”
verb	forage food
adjective	characterized by soft sounds; ; ; - R.P.Warren “a murmurous brook”

Word Forms

rustle	verb	take illegally
rustle	noun	a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
rustling	noun	a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
rustler	noun	someone who steals livestock (especially cattle)
murmur	noun	a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Rascheln

der Diebstahl von Vieh

🇫🇷French

bruissement

le vol de bétail

🇪🇸Spanish

susurro

el robo de ganado

🇮🇹Italian

fruscio

il furto del bestiame

🇳🇱Dutch

ritselend

het stelen van vee

🇵🇹Portuguese

farfalhar

o roubo de gado

🇷🇺Russian

шорох

воровство скота

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सरसराहट

मवेशियों की चोरी

🇮🇳Tamil

சலசலப்பு

கால்நடைகளை திருடுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

రస్టలింగ్

పశువుల దొంగతనం

🇮🇳Marathi

खडखडाट

गुरे चोरणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

રસ્ટલિંગ

ઢોરની ચોરી

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಸ್ಲಿಂಗ್

ದನಗಳ ಕಳ್ಳತನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തുരുമ്പെടുക്കുന്നു

കന്നുകാലികളെ മോഷ്ടിക്കുന്നത്

🇵🇰Urdu

سرسراہٹ

مویشیوں کی چوری

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

沙沙作响

偷牛

🇯🇵Japanese

ガサガサ音

牛の盗み

🇰🇷Korean

바스락거리는 소리

소를 훔치는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xào xạc

trộm gia súc

🇹🇭Thai

เสียงกรอบแกรบ

การขโมยวัว

🇮🇩Indonesian

gemerisik

pencurian ternak

🇵🇭Filipino

kaluskos

ang pagnanakaw ng baka

🇲🇾Malay

berdesir

mencuri lembu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حفيف

سرقة الماشية

🇮🇷Persian

خش خش

دزدی احشام

🇹🇷Turkish

hışırtı

sığırların çalınması

🇮🇱Hebrew

רִשׁרוּשׁ

גניבת בקר

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