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rustling¹

Where it comes from

From Middle English *rustlynge, rustland, from Old English hrīstlende, *hrȳstlende, present participle of Old English *hrȳstlan (“to rustle”), equivalent to rustle + -ing.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of rustle

noun

  1. uncountable The rounding up and theft of animals, cattle in particular. And if you would like one more fact about this worthy, he was responsible for an Act on the statute book abolishing the death penalty for cattle rustling.

rustling²

Where it comes from

From Middle English rusteling, roustlyge, equivalent to rustle + -ing.

noun rustlings

  1. A series of rustles. I hear a rustling in the bushes off to my right, and my trigger finger spasms.

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@misc{rustling_2026,
  title = {rustling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rustling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}