·vt To cause to rustle; as, the wind rustles the leaves.
II. Rustle ·vi To stir about energetically; to strive to succeed; to bustle about.
III. Rustle ·vi To make a quick succession of small sounds, like the rubbing or moving of silk cloth or dry leaves.
IV. Rustle ·noun A quick succession or confusion of small sounds, like those made by shaking leaves or straw, by rubbing silk, or the like; a rustling.