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as in to scurry
to proceed or move quickly
rustled around enthusiastically on the morning of the big trip
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Recent Examples of rustle
Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
This is a dark drama about a pair of Irish families who are shepherds and get into a blood feud over an incident of sheep rustling.
—Scott Phillips, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Benjamin Cassidy, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024
There’s the rustle of tea leaves and paper as first one, then another spoonful of tea leaves is taken from a paper bag and poured into the teapot, then the sound of water being poured over the tea leaves, but such sounds can be heard only in the kitchen.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 22 Aug. 2024
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Verb
Her instincts as a producer reject unnecessary polish, and snatch up the clacking, booming, rustling din of existence.
—Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
This is a dark drama about a pair of Irish families who are shepherds and get into a blood feud over an incident of sheep rustling.
—Scott Phillips, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Noun
All around them, acorns pinball to the forest floor as leaves rustle in the mid-September wind.
—Benjamin Cassidy, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024
There’s the rustle of tea leaves and paper as first one, then another spoonful of tea leaves is taken from a paper bag and poured into the teapot, then the sound of water being poured over the tea leaves, but such sounds can be heard only in the kitchen.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 22 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rustle
Verb
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The duo hits one of the shooters as the other escapes — and Badillo ends the encounter with critical wounds, while Janko gets grazed on the arm.Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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Crooks killed one and injured two while a bullet grazed Trump’s ear.Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Dec. 2024
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Unless there is a shark approaching you, in which case scurry sideways like a crab.Viktoria Shulevich, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Chris Norris October 30, 2024 7:08 AM EDT Sphero’s 2018 Bolt—a baseball-sized orb that could be programmed to roll and scurry around—offered students a visceral experience in early coding.Chris Norris, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
Verb
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The performance crackles with electricity and deadly foreboding, rivaling Lennon’s own starkly vulnerable recording on the White Album.Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2024
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Carolers, hot cider and crackling fires are all on tap at Pennsbury Manor, William Penn's former estate.Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
Noun
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With a fan balanced behind each ear, the device operates at the level of a whisper (30 decibels), and its battery can last for 17 hours, or the equivalent of two workdays.Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024
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Neutral and clean with just a whisper of grain and pepper to enliven the palate.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Verb
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This past weekend, families, dragging wheelie bags and carrying blankets, were hurrying in both directions.Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2024
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Kraven the Hunter couldn’t be hurried along in reshoots and rewrites.Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Despite that, Hunter barely squeaked out a victory after receiving 552 first-place votes and a total of 2,231 points.Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
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West Haven squeaked by Glastonbury 6-0 in the snow in the quarterfinal then beat Fairfield Prep in a rematch in the Class LL semifinal game.Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 14 Dec. 2024
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But as these rules tighten, murmurs of capital outflows grow louder.Francois Botha, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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There was a sort of stunned murmur going through the crowd of 69,456 at NRG Stadium, the vast majority of which wore the sky blue and white of Argentina.Paul Tenorio, The Athletic, 5 July 2024
Verb
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Seattle scored over 20 points for the first time since Week 7 and rushed for a season-high 176 yards, led by Charbonnet, who had a career-high 134 yards and a pair of first-half touchdowns starting in place of Kenneth Walker III (calf).Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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The sophomore quarterback rushed for 97 yards in win over Bakersfield Christian.Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Rustle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rustle. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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