vt to cause to rustle; as, the wind rustles the leaves.
2. rustle ·vi to stir about energetically; to strive to succeed; to bustle about.
3. rustle ·vi to make a quick succession of small sounds, like the rubbing or moving of silk cloth or dry leaves.
4. 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.