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rustling
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun rustling has 2 senses
- rustling(n = noun.act) Array - the stealing of cattle; Array is a kind of larceny, stealing, theft, thievery, thieving
- rustling(n = noun.event) rustle, whisper, whispering - a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind; Array is a kind of noise
Derived form verb rustle2
Derived form verb rustle1
Adjective rustling has 1 sense
- rustling(s = adj.all) murmurous, soughing, susurrous - characterized by soft sounds; "a murmurous brook"; "a soughing wind in the pines"; "a slow sad susurrous rustle like the wind fingering the pines"
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