rustle up
phrasal verb
rustled up; rustling up; rustles up
informal
1
: to prepare (food, a meal, etc.) quickly
He rustled up a full meal in no time.
2
: to find or get (something)
I'll see if I can rustle some information up for you.
Examples of rustle up in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Despite an unspectacular 4-8 finish last season, Coach Prime’s charges remain in high demand, so much so that Fox was not able to rustle up a space for the team on its primetime schedule.
—
Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 14 June 2024
If a copy of the collection proves difficult to rustle up, settle for another wonderful entry from Borges's oeuvre—Ficciones, surrealist short stories, might bear the closest resemblance.
—Julian Manning, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 May 2024
Miller’s foundation is also trying to rustle up some trouble elsewhere in Hollywood.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2024
These grounds, which also include the gated, adults-only Green O, a resort within a resort, have rustled up travelers’ enthusiasm for years.
—Samantha Falewée, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2024
And it’s already rustled up a gold single for Ian Munsick and collaborator Cody Johnson.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2023
The musical’s producers — including Love Productions, owners of the madly popular television series in which everyday contestants rustle up strudels and rye buns and cherry jam roly-polys — tried several songwriters.
—Peter Marks, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2023
Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 14 June 2024
If a copy of the collection proves difficult to rustle up, settle for another wonderful entry from Borges's oeuvre—Ficciones, surrealist short stories, might bear the closest resemblance.
—Julian Manning, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 May 2024
Miller’s foundation is also trying to rustle up some trouble elsewhere in Hollywood.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2024
These grounds, which also include the gated, adults-only Green O, a resort within a resort, have rustled up travelers’ enthusiasm for years.
—Samantha Falewée, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2024
And it’s already rustled up a gold single for Ian Munsick and collaborator Cody Johnson.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2023
The musical’s producers — including Love Productions, owners of the madly popular television series in which everyday contestants rustle up strudels and rye buns and cherry jam roly-polys — tried several songwriters.
—Peter Marks, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2023
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'rustle up.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near rustle up
Cite this Entry
“Rustle up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rustle%20up. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share