- (v.i.) To make a quick succession of small sounds, like the rubbing or moving of silk cloth or dry leaves.
- (v.i.) To stir about energetically; to strive to succeed; to bustle about.
- (n.) A quick succession or confusion of small sounds, like those made by shaking leaves or straw, by rubbing silk or the like; a rustling.
- (v.t.) To cause to rustle; as, the wind rustles the leaves.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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