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Definitions
Etymologies
- Middle English rustlen, perhaps of imitative origin.
Examples
“Since early man had only a split second to make such decisions, Mr. Shermer says, we are descendants of ancestors whose "default position is to assume that all patterns are real; that is, assume that all rustles in the grass are dangerous predators and not the wind.”
“Later, facing a warm welcome in Philadelphia, Chaput named himself once more: "I'm a good eagle that rustles the leaves.”
USA Today: Pope names Chaput to succeed Philadelphia archbishop
“Ghostly harmonium chords are picked at and prodded by Skarbø's rimshots, cymbal rustles, and scampering noises.”
“If you want to try some of the street eats he rustles up, head to the dai pai dongs (open-air food stalls) of the Temple Street night market in Jordan, where you can chow down on beef balls, octopus sticks and pig intestines.”
The Guardian: Film-inspired holidays: The Hong Kong Kung Fu Holiday
“Follows this with BBC sports personality of the year title, has Scotland's Commonwealth Games velodrome named in his honour – and becomes brand ambassador for Kellogg's Bran Flakes2009 Knighted in the new year honours, rustles up an autobiography and receives a second honorary doctorate, but on the track crashes at a World Cup event in Copenhagen and misses the world championships2010 Gets married in April.”
The Guardian: London 2012: It's all in the detail as Sir Chris Hoy focuses on gold
“The sound of the gentle wind rustles through the pine branches.”
The Huffington Post: Margie Goldsmith: Finding My Path At A Buddhist Temple In Vancouver
“Amid murmurs and rustles, Yost laid his hand on the offered head, and Frankie, like a weary traveler, sagged to his knees.”
“Ned rustles me awake just after dawn when the church door swings open and an ancient-looking, bespectacled nun enters.”
“A breeze rustles the paper and it moves half an inch.”
“The face is full of softnesses and hardnesses, flutters and rustles, colors and textures.”
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