rustle

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• /ˈɹʌsəl/
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• rhymes with -ʌsəl
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• homophone: Russell
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From Middle English rustelen, russelen, of uncertain origin, but probably from Old English hrūxlian, hristlan, hrystlan, hristlian (“to make a noise”). Compare also Scots reesle (“to crackle; rattle; rustle”), West Frisian risselje, Dutch ritselen (“to rustle”), Afrikaans ritsel (“to rustle”), German rascheln (“to rustle”).

82 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: حَفِيف (ḥafīf) — soft crackling sound
• Armenian: սոսափ (sosapʻ) — soft crackling sound
• Armenian: սոսափյուն (sosapʻyun) — soft crackling sound
• Bulgarian: шумолене (šumolene) — soft crackling sound
• Czech: šustot — soft crackling sound
• Dutch: geritsel — soft crackling sound
• Dutch: ritselen — soft crackling sound
• Esperanto: susuro — soft crackling sound
• Finnish: kahina — soft crackling sound
• French: bruissement — soft crackling sound
• French: froufrou — soft crackling sound
• German: Rascheln — soft crackling sound
• German: Rauschen — soft crackling sound
• German: Knistern — soft crackling sound
• Hebrew: אִוְשָׁה (ivshá) — soft crackling sound
• Hungarian: nesz — soft crackling sound
• Hungarian: zörej — soft crackling sound
• Icelandic: skrjáf — soft crackling sound
• Icelandic: þrusk — soft crackling sound
• Korean: 부스럭 (buseureok) — soft crackling sound
• Korean: 바스락 (baseurak) — soft crackling sound
• Māori: ngaehe — soft crackling sound
• Māori: wawara — soft crackling sound
• Māori: ngahehe — soft crackling sound
• Persian: شرفه (šarfe) — soft crackling sound
• Polish: szelest — soft crackling sound
• Portuguese: farfalhar — soft crackling sound
• Romanian: freamăt — soft crackling sound
• Romanian: foșnire — soft crackling sound
• Russian: ше́лест (šélest) — soft crackling sound
• Russian: шурша́ние (šuršánije) — soft crackling sound
• Russian: шо́рох (šórox) — soft crackling sound
• Serbo-Croatian: шушкање — soft crackling sound
• Serbo-Croatian: šuškanje — soft crackling sound
• Spanish: crujido — soft crackling sound
• Swedish: prassel — soft crackling sound
• Swedish: rassel — soft crackling sound
• Tagalog: kulos — soft crackling sound
• Tewa: saa — soft crackling sound
• Turkish: hışırtı — soft crackling sound
• Ukrainian: шелест (šelest) — soft crackling sound
• Ukrainian: шарудіння (šarudinnja) — soft crackling sound
• Vietnamese: lao xao — soft crackling sound
• Bulgarian: шумоля (šumolja) — to move (something) with a soft crackling sound
• Czech: šustit — to move (something) with a soft crackling sound
• Dutch: ritselen — to move (something) with a soft crackling sound
• Dutch: ruisen — to move (something) with a soft crackling sound
• French: froufrouter — to move (something) with a soft crackling sound
• German: rascheln — to move (something) with a soft crackling sound
• German: rauschen — to move (something) with a soft crackling sound
• German: knistern — to move (something) with a soft crackling sound
• Hungarian: zizeg — to move (something) with a soft crackling sound
• Hungarian: suhog — to move (something) with a soft crackling sound
• Icelandic: skrjáfa — to move (something) with a soft crackling sound
• Ingrian: rapata — to move (something) with a soft crackling sound
• Italian: crepitare — to move (something) with a soft crackling sound
• Māori: kikihi — to move (something) with a soft crackling sound
• Māori: tihitihi — to move (something) with a soft crackling sound
• Māori: rorowhio — to move (something) with a soft crackling sound
• Māori: oraora — to move (something) with a soft crackling sound
• Māori: wara — to move (something) with a soft crackling sound
• Māori: wawara — to move (something) with a soft crackling sound
• Māori: ngaehe — to move (something) with a soft crackling sound
• Māori: ngahehe — to move (something) with a soft crackling sound
• Polish: szeleścić — to move (something) with a soft crackling sound
• Portuguese: farfalhar — to move (something) with a soft crackling sound
• Romanian: foșni — to move (something) with a soft crackling sound
• Russian: шелесте́ть (šelestétʹ) — to move (something) with a soft crackling sound
• Russian: шурша́ть (šuršátʹ) — to move (something) with a soft crackling sound
• Serbo-Croatian: шуштање — to move (something) with a soft crackling sound
• Serbo-Croatian: шушкање — to move (something) with a soft crackling sound
• Serbo-Croatian: šuštanje — to move (something) with a soft crackling sound
• Serbo-Croatian: šuškanje — to move (something) with a soft crackling sound
• Turkish: hışırdamak — to move (something) with a soft crackling sound
• Ukrainian: шелестіти (šelestity) — to move (something) with a soft crackling sound
• Ukrainian: шарудіти (šarudity) — to move (something) with a soft crackling sound
• Bulgarian: крада добитък (krada dobitǎk) — to steal cattle or other livestock
• Czech: krást dobytek — to steal cattle or other livestock
• Finnish: varastaa — to steal cattle or other livestock
• Māori: tāhae kau — to steal cattle or other livestock
• Māori: tāhae hipi — to steal cattle or other livestock
• Russian: уводи́ть (uvodítʹ) — to steal cattle or other livestock