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  • present participle of rustle.

rustling

ADJECTIVE
murmuring
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ADJECTIVE
noisy like silk
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McCamish pointed to a nearby stand of cottonwood trees rustling in the wind.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

Wearing a thick navy jacket over a wool sweater, Ivannikov, the head of the department of tropical and subtropical plants, picked up a leaf that had just come rustling down.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Those contracts were good for generating headlines and rustling up new business for similar lawsuits around the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

Moments later, there is a rustling and a rat darts from beneath the concrete walkway towards the communal bins.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025

The rustling of leaves drew my attention ahead.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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