Rustle

rus′l, v.i. to make a soft, whispering sound, as silk, straw, .: ( U.S. ) to stir about.— n. a quick succe ion of small sounds, as that of dry leaves: a rustling, a movement with rustling sound.— ns. Rus′tler , one who, or that which, rustles: ( U.S. ) an active fellow; Rus′tling , a quick succe ion of small sounds, as that of dry leaves.— adv. Rus′tlingly . [Skeat makes it a freq. of Sw. rust a , to stir, a variant of Old Sw. rusk a , to shake. Cf. Rush ; and cf. Ger. rauschen , ruschen , to rustle.]