rustle

Here you can almost hear the sound of the marching soldiers’ boots striking the ground and the rustle of their equipment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

Our ancestors whose attention drifted past the rustle in the grass left fewer descendants than those who froze, looked and listened.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 16, 2026

A shriek broke the dawn on the savannah, followed by more screeches and the rustle of branches: The wild Fongoli chimps were bidding each other good morning in the dry, scraggly Sahel.

From Barron's ● Jan. 15, 2026

Before dawn, he would pedal out there on an old bicycle, clearing weeds and feeding cows, the world silent except for the rustle of palm leaves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2025

Before Clare could rustle up a response, Gingersnipes continued, “And if you wanted to get rid of me so badly all along, you should never have pretended to like me. That was really mean, Clare.”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

The shadows and rustles of forests are natural fodder for fear, especially if you’re not used to them, but among those who know, the Appalachians are another beast entirely.

From National Geographic ● Oct. 13, 2023

So we listen as a gust rustles the leaves, and let a calm, that feels as if it’s been gathering for longer than any of us can measure, wash over all of us.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2022

A gentle wind rustles the pine trees that swaddle the health resort, described by one guidebook as “a perfect spot for a romantic evening.”

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2020

It rustles through the air, then softly lands against your chest, just as he planned.

From Slate ● May 30, 2020

With this Athena left him as a bird rustles upward, off and gone.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

A light breeze rustled in the trees as Stupnikov walked to the outskirts of the village, carrying his military radio and his smartphone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Once in a while, they got beef, from cattle they assume was rustled.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

And one, the veteran campaigner Graeme McCormick had rustled up enough supporters to force a leadership contest.

From BBC ● May 6, 2024

A warm breeze rustled through the dead palm trees.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2023

A narrow loop it was, full of grass with spikes that rustled as the wind blew, trying to keep us away from the sea.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

The brief social media clip features Gizmo rustling around inside a backpack in an indiscernible location.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Wearing a thick navy jacket over a wool sweater, Ivannikov, the head of the department of tropical and subtropical plants, picked up a leaf that had just come rustling down.

From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026

Those contracts were good for generating headlines and rustling up new business for similar lawsuits around the country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025

When you see green trees, smell pine and hear gentle rustling leaves or the sound of birdsong, your autonomic nervous system - a network of nerves controlling unconscious processes - responds instantly.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2025

I wish there weren’t so many huge junk piles for things to hide behind, or all that rustling dead grass, or the weird twisted trees.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones