Topic: AGRICULTURE
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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Origin: | From the sound; |
| Origin: | probably influenced in meaning by hustle |
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rus‧tle1
1 [intransitive and transitive]C if leaves, papers, clothes etc rustle, or if you rustle them, they make a noise as they rub against each other : She moved nearer, her long silk skirt rustling around her. He rustled the papers on his desk.
[intransitive and transitive]CShe moved nearer, her long silk skirt rustling around her.He rustled the papers on his desk.2 [transitive]TA to steal farm animals such as cattle, horses, or sheep
rustle something ↔ up
phrasal verbI'll rustle up a couple of steaks on the barbecue.