rustle
verb (used without object)
to make a succession of slight, soft sounds, as of parts rubbing gently one on another, as leaves, silks, or papers.
are rustling
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present progressiveof rustle.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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But as Germany eases restrictions, its top two tiers of soccer are rustling to life.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 18, 2020
Steam is rising off the hot pools, and the red leaves of the weirwood are rustling.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
I look thru them again, a little nearer to us where some trees are rustling.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
You know whose drovers are rustling cattle up North from Arizona?
From The Freebooters of the Wilderness by Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut
And dazzlingly shines down upon me The emerald spring, the sunshine-awakened spring, And the white-blossomed trees are rustling; And the young flowers look at me, With their many-colored, fragrant eyes.
From Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine by Heinrich Heine
