GDict

rustling

'rʌsliθ6 senses · 410 ms
Level C2
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verb
  1. 1

    present participle and gerund of rustleform-ofgerundparticiple

noun
  1. 1

    The rounding up and theft of animals, cattle in particular.uncountable

    • And if you would like one more fact about this worthy, he was responsible for an Act on the statute book abolishing the death penalty for cattle rustling.
noun
  1. 1

    A series of rustles.

    • I hear a rustling in the bushes off to my right, and my trigger finger spasms.
    • The time in the paintings is also deepened by furtive movements and rustlings, mostly thanks to Bonnard’s figures.

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