Definition of rustling | Bee Dictionary of English

n the stealing of cattle
n a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
v make a dry crackling sound
rustling silk
the dry leaves were rustling in the breeze
v take illegally
v forage food
s characterized by soft sounds

One fair spring night it was filled with hundreds of men with starched white bosoms, and hundreds of rustling ladies.
The long corridors of the Vatican began to sound with the rustling of soutanes and priestly habits.
Bono enjoys telling people that I said watching the audience swaying to the music reminded me of a cornfield rustling in the wind.

Cows less safe as India’s taste for meat grows
Cattle rustling, called “lifting” here, is a growing scourge in New Delhi, as increasingly affluent Indians develop a taste for meat, even the flesh of cows, which are considered sacred in Hinduism.
June 8, 2013 - Seattle Times
Thieves target cattle in Lauderdale Co.
An alert for cattle owners in the Shoals: The Lauderdale County Sheriff's Department and state authorities are investigating reports of cattle rustling.
June 6, 2013 - WAFF 48 News Huntsville
Hot cars pose a danger for kids
Every year, between 30 and 40 kids die every year from being left in a hot vehicle. "It's just unimaginable. I can't see anybody leaving the child in a car by themselves period," said Thelma Self, a grandmother of a two-year-old. Self keeps a very close watch as her granddaughter takes a nap in the backseat of their van. "Anytime you hear her rustling around, or even if she just moves you ...
June 6, 2013 - CBS 47 Fresno

Hugh Hefner in FOXNews
I have some aches and pains and I have had lower back problems since the '80s,Hefner told Pop Tarts. "Too much time in bed rustling around with friends (laughs)."
HL Mencken in Baylor University
Animals were freaked out,Mencken said. "Things were rustling around in the woods that probably sounded bigger than they are. There were mooing cows, dogs barking . . . Very interesting."
David Cameron in guardian.co.uk
Cameron said: "The problem is we can all hear the rustling of the long grass."

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