- present participle of rustle.
rustling
Example Sentences
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Harris responded confidently, rustling with an LP-sized paper bag.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 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
"I was in the toilet when I heard somebody rustling a bag in one of the cubicles", he said.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2025
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
The trees crowded close to the road, their leaves rustling in a breeze that sounded like the whole forest sighing.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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