English adjective: rustling | |||
1. | rustling characterized by soft sounds | ||
Samples | A murmurous brook. A soughing wind in the pines. A slow sad susurrous rustle like the wind fingering the pines. | ||
Synonyms | murmurous, soughing, susurrous | ||
Similar | soft | ||
Antonyms | loud | ||
English noun: rustling | |||
1. | rustling (act) the stealing of cattle | ||
Broader (hypernym) | larceny, stealing, theft, thievery, thieving | ||
2. | rustling (event) a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind | ||
Synonyms | rustle, whisper, whispering | ||
Broader (hypernym) | noise | ||