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单词 rustle
释义 rus·tle
I. \ˈrəsəl\ verb
(rustled ; rustled ; rustling \-s(ə)liŋ\ ; rustles)
Etymology: Middle English rustelen, rustlen, rouschelen, probably of imitative origin; in some senses, influenced in meaning by hustle
intransitive verb
1.
 a. : to make a quick succession of small clear sounds usually by moving
  < the piny needles rustled down — Zane Grey >
  < their footsteps rustled in the fallen golden leaves — Anne D. Sedgwick >
  < the audience rustles in anticipation — Alfred Bester >
 b. : to wear clothing that produces soft sounds as one moves
  < heard his wife rustle >
2.
 a. : to act or move with great energy and forthrightness
  < the only thing to do is to rustle around — C.G.Poore >
  < as the jobs began to get scarce, he began to rustle harder — F.B.Gipson >
 b. : to forage food
  < he wanted longhorns … they could rustle for themselves, fatten, and make a man money — F.B.Gipson >
3. : to steal cattle
transitive verb
1. : to cause to move with quick successive small clear sounds : stir with a rustling noise
 < rustled the papers nervously >
2.
 a. : to get by hustling : obtain by one's own exertions : handle actively and energetically
  < took over all household chores, cleaning and cooking, rustling firewood — Bill Wolf >
  < rustle some dinner together — J.B.Benefield >
 b. : forage
  < cows … died of starvation because they didn't know how to rustle a living in among the cactus — Paul Schubert >
3. : to take (as cattle) feloniously : steal
 < they caught him rustling cattle and hung him >
II. noun
(-s)
1. : a quick succession or confusion of small clear sounds
 < a rustle of a window shade — R.P.Warren >
 < the sharp hiss and rustle of the wind — John Muir †1914 >
 < heard the rustle of a newspaper — Lyle Saxon >
 < listened to the rustle of her skirts — Gilbert Parker >
2. : an act of engaging actively and energetically in some pursuit : hustle
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