Definition of "rustle"

rustle

/ˈɹʌsəl/

noun
plural rustles
1. A soft crackling sound similar to the movement of dry leaves.
  Quotations
  He heard the silken rustle of a dressing-gown being drawn on.
  1994, Stephen Fry, chapter 2, in The Hippopotamus
2. A movement producing such a sound.
verb
third-person singular simple present rustles, present participle rustling, simple past and past participle rustled
1. (ergative) To move (something) with a soft crackling sound.
  Quotations
  The next day at three o'clock we were again at the door, and the footmen as before; we heard the silk dress rustle, and the lady came down the steps and in an imperious voice, she said, "York, you must put those horses' heads higher, they are not fit to be seen."
  1877, Anna Sewell, “Chapter 22”, in Black Beauty: […], London: Jarrold and Sons, […]
2. (transitive) To make or obtain in a lively, energetic way.
  Quotations
  When at last the lumber was piled again in its rightful place, and the boxes of food had been returned to the shelter from which they had been stolen, the two friends rustled a meal, and then set off on horseback […]
  1921, William M. McCoy, The Valley of the Sun, page 48
3. (transitive) To steal (cattle or other livestock).