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Rustles
A soft crackling sound similar to the movement of dry leaves.
📖 Definitions of "Rustles"
noun
- 1
A soft crackling sound similar to the movement of dry leaves.
- 2
A movement producing such a sound.
verb
- 1
To move (something) with a soft crackling sound.
- 2
To make or obtain in a lively, energetic way.
- 3
To steal (cattle or other livestock).
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Rustles"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| whisperingnoun | Something that is whispered; gossip; a rumor. |
| whispernoun | (intransitive) To speak softly or under one's breath, so as to be heard only by one near at hand; to utter words without sonant breath; to talk without that vibration of the vocal cords which gives sonorous, or vocal, sound. |
| liftverb | (ambitransitive) To raise or rise. |
| snatchesverb | (transitive) To grasp and remove quickly. |
| plucksverb | (transitive) To pull something sharply; to pull something out |
| waftsverb | (ergative) To (cause to) float easily or gently through the air. |
| gobblesverb | To eat hastily or greedily; to scoff or scarf (often used with up) |
| tidiesverb | To make tidy; to neaten. |
| plopsverb | To make the sound of an object dropping into a body of liquid. |
| shoosverb | (transitive, informal) To induce someone or something to leave. |
| amblesverb | (intransitive) To stroll or walk slowly and leisurely. |
| sneaksverb | (intransitive) To creep or go stealthily; to come or go while trying to avoid detection, as a person who does not wish to be seen. |
| scurriesverb | To run with quick light steps, to scamper. |
| slinksverb | (intransitive) To sneak about furtively. |
| soaksverb | (intransitive) To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it. |
| sidlesverb | (ambitransitive, also figuratively) To (cause something to) move sideways. |
| sniffsverb | (ambitransitive) To make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as when smelling something. |
| clompverb | (intransitive) To walk heavily or clumsily, as with clogs. |
| whirlsverb | (intransitive) To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly. |
| wandersverb | (intransitive) To move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood. |
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