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as in to scurry
to proceed or move quickly
rustled around enthusiastically on the morning of the big trip
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Recent Examples of rustle
Katie Yee
july 25, Literary Hub, 25 July 2025
The wafting of a memory, the rustle of a rabbit through a snowbank, the unfolding of a rose.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 13 July 2025
Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
In it, Carrie spends an awkward weekend with Aidan and his family in Virginia after spontaneously extending what otherwise would have been a day-trip; one scene shows Carrie rustling from sleep fully clothed and totally alone in his bed on her first morning there.
—Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 15 Aug. 2025
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Verb
There’s the rustle of tea leaves and paper as first one, then another spoonful of tea leaves is taken from a paper bag and poured into the teapot, then the sound of water being poured over the tea leaves, but such sounds can only be heard in the kitchen.
—Katie Yee
july 25, Literary Hub, 25 July 2025
The wafting of a memory, the rustle of a rabbit through a snowbank, the unfolding of a rose.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 13 July 2025
Noun
Meanwhile, hikers trace goat paths to the secluded Tatevi Anapat Hermitage, where wind rustles through fig trees and the only sound is the echo of footfalls on ancient stone.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
In it, Carrie spends an awkward weekend with Aidan and his family in Virginia after spontaneously extending what otherwise would have been a day-trip; one scene shows Carrie rustling from sleep fully clothed and totally alone in his bed on her first morning there.
—Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rustle
Verb
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Given the widespread risk of catastrophic wildfire, the federal government must better utilize grazing to combat the wildfire crisis.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Jawad was grazed in the leg in the shooting, Macomb County officials said.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Then, Olivia scurried off into an enclave off the side stage as Dylan and Daniella punched up into a high-octane, athletic routine.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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Two small children scurried out behind her.—
Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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At the end of a long day of searching for supernaturals, tuck in next to the crackling fire at The Bowery Hotel before a deep sleep.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
18 Oct. 2025
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For example, a heart murmur or crackling lungs often signify an issue is present.—
Joshua Hutcheson,
The Conversation,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Yet the chairman Ron Noades and Coppell heard whispers of transfer interest.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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For nearly a century, filmmakers have known that jewels speak a visual language of their own—each sparkle a whisper of glamour, danger, or desire—while the jeweler becomes co-director and the gem a co-star.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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As rain pattered against windows, and trees lining the streets swayed, flurries of urgent texts began ricocheting from one end of the neighborhood to the other, and panic set in as some residents put on their shoes and hurried out the door.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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In the footage, the children could be seen hurrying off the bus and onto the woman’s porch as the smoke grew.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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With every enemy dead, the familiar sounds of the Halo universe are gone — there’s no Grunts squeaking insults or Jackals chattering in another language.—
Alyssa Mercante,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Los Angeles Chargers and Miami Dolphins had a close game in Week 6, one that ended the Chargers squeaking out a 29-17 win, improving to 4-2 while the Dolphins dropped to 1-5.—
Anne Erickson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The bad news is that there are already murmurs in Brussels about piecemeal, incremental measures – harmonizing certain national laws, creating yet another framework for EU member states to fuss over and interpret.—
Jan Hammer,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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It was said that the people of Owensboro could hardly sleep for the town’s murmur.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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People in north Gaza thus started to rush to their relatives’ and friends’ homes searching for a grain of flour, even if it was filled with weevils.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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Pollution, habitat loss and a pandemic-level fungus have brought countless species to the brink as researchers rush to find ways to protect the sensitive creatures.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Rustle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rustle. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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