Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - rustle
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Rustle
rustle
~1 v 1 if leaves, papers, clothes etc rustle, or if you rustle them, they make a noise as they rub against each other (Stop rustling that newspaper!) 2 to steal farm animals such as cattle, horses, or sheep rustle sth up phr v informal to find or make something quickly, especially food or a meal (I'll rustle up a couple of steaks on the barbecue.) ~2 n the noise made when something rustles (a rustle of leaves)
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(rustles, rustling, rustled) When something thin and dry rustles or when you rustle it, it makes soft sounds as it moves. The leaves rustled in the wind... She rustled her papers impatiently... A snake rustled through the dry grass. VERB: V, V n, V prep • Rustle is also a noun. She sat perfectly still, without even a rustle of her frilled petticoats. N-COUNT: usu sing • rustling (rustlings) ...a rustling sound coming from beneath one of the seats. N-VAR: oft N of n see also rustling ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. verb (~d; rustling) Etymology: Middle English rustelen Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to make or cause a ~ 2. a. to act or move with energy or speed b. to forage food 3. to steal cattle transitive verb 1. to cause to ~ 2. a. to obtain by one's own exertions — often used with up able to ~ up $5,000 bail — Jack McCallum b. forage 3. to steal (as livestock) especially from a farm or ranch • ~r noun II. noun Date: 1759 a quick succession or confusion of small sounds ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. & n. --v. 1 intr. & tr. make or cause to make a gentle sound as of dry leaves blown in a breeze. 2 intr. (often foll. by along etc.) move with a rustling sound. 3 tr. (also absol.) steal (cattle or horses). 4 intr. US colloq. hustle. --n. a rustling sound or movement. Phrases and idioms rustle up colloq. produce quickly when needed. Derivatives rustler n. (esp. in sense 3 of v.). Etymology: ME rustel etc. (imit.): cf. obs. Flem. ruysselen, Du. ritselen ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. noun шелест, шорох; шуршание 2. v. 1) шелестеть; шуршать 2) amer.; coll. действовать быстро и энергично 3) amer.; coll. раздобывать, находить; Can you rustle up some more players: two of the team are sick. Ill try and rustle you up something to eat. 3) amer.; coll. красть, угонять (скот) ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 14c., of uncertain origin, perhaps imitative. Meaning "steal" (especially cattle) first attested 1882, probably from earlier Amer.Eng. slang sense of "move about vigorously" (1872), perhaps from rush and hustle. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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