Rustle

//ˈɹʌsəl//

"Rustle" in a Sentence (13 examples)

The leaves on the trees rustle gently in the wind.

The leaves rustle in the wind.

For half an hour I waited with every nerve on the alert, but there came no other sound save the chiming clock and the rustle of the ivy on the wall.

Yanni heard something rustle in the bush.

When it's windy, the leaves of the old oak rustle and its branches creak.

There was a rustle in the bushes and a cat jumped out of them.

It was probably a noisy world, with thousands of other animal sounds, rushing streams and the rustle of giant ferns and coniferous trees.

In Ahamed Mugisa’s drying shed outside Kikoboza, in the lush fields of Western Uganda, rows of brown, crinkled tobacco leaves whisper and rustle as he makes room for a fresh crop.

Donald woke up in the middle of the night because he heard a strange rustle.

He heard the rustle of a bush.

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He heard the silken rustle of a dressing-gown being drawn on.

The next day at three o'clock we were again at the door, and the footmen as before; we heard the silk dress rustle, and the lady came down the steps and in an imperious voice, she said, "York, you must put those horses' heads higher, they are not fit to be seen."

When at last the lumber was piled again in its rightful place, and the boxes of food had been returned to the shelter from which they had been stolen, the two friends rustled a meal, and then set off on horseback […]

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