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.
have been rustling
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present perfect progressiveof rustle.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Well, I have been rustling this long while back.
From The Preacher of Cedar Mountain A Tale of the Open Country by Ernest Thompson Seton
In another hour I’d have been rustling for the Great Republic.
From Lorimer of the Northwest by Alfred James Dewey
"Oh, some prowler that may have been rustling our grub while we were over at the round-up," was the answer.
From The Boy Ranchers on the Trail by Willard F. Baker
