Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - rustle
Rustle
rustle
v. & n. --v. 1 intr. & tr. make or cause to make a gentle sound as of dry leaves blown in a breeze. 2 intr. (often foll. by along etc.) move with a rustling sound. 3 tr. (also absol.) steal (cattle or horses). 4 intr. US colloq. hustle. --n. a rustling sound or movement. Phrases and idioms rustle up colloq. produce quickly when needed. Derivatives rustler n. (esp. in sense 3 of v.). Etymology: ME rustel etc. (imit.): cf. obs. Flem. ruysselen, Du. ritselen
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I. verb (~d; rustling) Etymology: Middle English rustelen Date: 14th century intransitive verb to make or cause a ~, 2. to act or move with energy or speed, to forage food, to steal cattle, transitive verb to cause to ~, 2. to obtain by one's own exertions, forage, to steal (as livestock) especially from a farm or ranch, ~r noun II. noun Date: 1759 a quick succession or confusion of small sounds ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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