Definition of rustle

• v. i. - To make a quick succession of small sounds, like the rubbing or moving of silk cloth or dry leaves.
• v. i. - To stir about energetically; to strive to succeed; to bustle about.
• v. t. - To cause to rustle; as, the wind rustles the leaves.
• n. - A quick succession or confusion of small sounds, like those made by shaking leaves or straw, by rubbing silk, or the like; a rustling.