rustle

There was a rustle and a flash of black.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

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

There is no rustle of pages or stacks of best-selling novels at the pop-up store opened by the Amazon subsidiary on the Lower East Side in Manhattan.

From Barron's ● May 2, 2026

The leaves of the trees rustle in the wind.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

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

In post, they eliminated body rustles and dips when voices go slightly off-mic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 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

Ma's face breaks into a smile, and her sari rustles as she taps her palms together in a Namaste.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

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

In the last row of his fields in southeastern France, the wind rustled through the brown leaves of vines that overheated during a blaze that swept the region this summer.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

It was a cool, overcast day and as the wind rustled the tree leaves, a baby coyote raced across the lawn in the distance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

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

From BBC ● May 6, 2024

They did so, while the reeds rustled stiffly in the sun-heated air, and the old donkey chewed patiently on the leaves a little distance away, where he had rolled himself out another nest.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Bold purple and magenta animations of galloping warriors silhouetted against rustling pines cover entire walls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 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

Moments later, there is a rustling and a rat darts from beneath the concrete walkway towards the communal bins.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2025

Naima’s aunts wore new silk sarees, rustling like wind in the rice paddies.

From "Rickshaw Girl" by Mitali Perkins