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rustle

noun as in whisper, swish

verb as in swish, whisper

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Example Sentences

They would rustle and tussle it for like three minutes and that was it!

Prepared with paper to rustle, rice to shake, and water to ripple.

In her hand she held a silk map of the region, given to agents to avoid the giveaway rustle of paper in pockets.

If I can rustle horses I'll send these two boys on home, with a note to the old man explaining how the play came up.

But the fronds of a palm-tree in the wind produce a noise that is unlike the rustle of any other foliage in the world.

And before he had finished smiling, over the parquet floor behind him there came the light rustle of a dress.

The faint rustle of the Black Hood's cape caused the messenger on the ground to look up.

There was a rustle of expectancyupon the girls side, at leastat Assembly on Monday morning.

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On this page you'll find 34 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to rustle, such as: crackle, crepitation, crinkling, friction, noise, and patter.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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