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verb

present tense third-person singular of rustle
1
as in grazes
to feed on grass or herbs just take the steer out to pasture and let it rustle for itself

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2
as in scurries
to proceed or move quickly rustled around enthusiastically on the morning of the big trip

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3
as in crackles
to make small sounds usually by rubbing or moving my pet peeve is candy wrappers rustling during a movie

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rustles

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noun

plural of rustle
as in whispers

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Recent Examples of rustles
Verb
Birds chirp, and the breeze rustles the leaves. — Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2026 Even Super Dog makes an appearance — cape, mask and all — ready to leap into action the moment a snack bag rustles. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rustles
  1. grazes
  2. scurries
  3. crackles
  4. whispers
  5. rushes
  6. squeaks
  7. murmurs
  8. hurries
Verb
  • Instead of a long, narrow path of totality across the globe, the cone of the moon's dark shadow just grazes Earth's edge.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The mission’s lunar target is Shackleton Crater, a 21-kilometer-wide (13-mile-wide) pit with a rim that grazes the moon’s south pole.
    — Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of grazes
Verb
  • Inside Botánica Santo Tomas in Wilton Manors, store owner Héctor Giovanni Pizarro Santana sweeps the floor as his tiny Chihuahua, Bella, scurries behind him.
    — Delia Sauer, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, in King’s Landing, Alicent scurries the great halls, desperate to shore up support for her plan to hand Rhaenyra the Red Keep.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026
Definition of scurries
Verb
  • As the Taser crackles, the recording device drops, briefly capturing part of a vehicle before flames erupt near the camera.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The baby monitor, propped up on the salad bowl, crackles in the background.
    — Imogen Crimp, Vogue, 20 July 2026
Definition of crackles
Noun
  • The work on my set is like open-heart surgery, only in whispers, going straight for the essential and nothing else.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Through a series of whispers and hand signals, the gator’s location was confirmed.
    — Zachary Przystup, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of whispers
Verb
  • Put more simply, QBI takes into account passes, rushes, scrambles, sacks, turnovers and anything else that happens when the football is in the quarterback’s hands.
    — Austin Mock, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • An already small venue has been reduced in size even further as the club rushes through expansion to reach the league minimum of 15,000 capacity by the spring.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of rushes
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  • Its movements and squeaks change in response to the person interacting with it, giving caregivers another way to reduce distress and encourage engagement.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Crysencio Summerville squeaks it just inside the left post in the 64th minute to retake the lead for The Netherlands, 2-1.
    — Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 June 2026
Definition of squeaks
Noun
  • In these murmurs, Ullom wonders how much modern technology has led us astray.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • For weeks, there have been murmurs in DC about a coming White House move to address the inevitability of powerful, open-source Chinese AI models being used by people and businesses across the globe.
    — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of murmurs
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  • If someone hurries you, slow the exchange and name what feels good in your body, like sitting down before deciding on plans.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2026
  • Nix almost always hurries his throws when a blitz comes Harvey’s way, regardless of whether the rookie RB picks it up capably or not.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 23 Dec. 2025
Definition of hurries

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