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Added 9 October 2026

rustling

noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about rustling at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The stealing of cattle.
A light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind.

adjective

Characterized by soft sounds.
a murmurous brook

Origin

From Middle English *rustlynge, rustland, from Old English hrīstlende, *hrȳstlende, present participle of Old English *hrȳstlan (“to rustle”), equivalent to rustle + -ing.

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