Rustling

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  • verb. Present participle of rustle.
  • noun. A series of rustles.
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  • adjective. characterized by soft sounds
  • noun. the stealing of cattle
  • noun. a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
  • Word Usage
    "The other rustling is some outside gang, I 'm sure."
    cross-reference
    murmuring  
    Equivalent
    soft  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    larceny  noise  stealing  theft  thievery  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    verb-stem
    rustle