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.
had rustled
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past perfectof rustle.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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And one, the veteran campaigner Graeme McCormick had rustled up enough supporters to force a leadership contest.
From BBC ● May 6, 2024
To give the Presidents a touch of the old class, Canzeri had rustled up matches with their names printed on the covers along with the Presidential Seal.
From Time Magazine Archive
Next morning the brother-in-law had rustled up another body to put on the pyre and finish the funeral.
From Time Magazine Archive
Where corn stalks had rustled only two years before, giant cylindrical storage tanks marched row on row; instead of silos, towering fractionation columns glistened in the sun.
From Time Magazine Archive
"What about yours, sir?" said Cameron, as he sat down to the luxuries which somehow Hobbs had "rustled."
From The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land by Ralph Connor
