A quick succession or confusion of small sounds, like those made by shaking leaves or straw, by rubbing silk, or the like; a rustling
the light noise like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind make a dry crackling sound; "rustling silk"; "the dry leaves were rustling in the breeze"
make a dry crackling sound; "rustling silk"; "the dry leaves were rustling in the breeze"
When something thin and dry rustles or when you rustle it, it makes soft sounds as it moves. The leaves rustled in the wind She rustled her papers impatiently A snake rustled through the dry grass. Rustle is also a noun. She sat perfectly still, without even a rustle of her frilled petticoats. + rustling rustlings rus·tling a rustling sound coming from beneath one of the seats. see also rustling. the noise made when something rustles rustle of