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.
rustlingly
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a word derived from
rustle.
Example Sentences
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The other premiere, A Look at Lightning, was better dance and better theater, set to a rustlingly dissonant score by Egyptian Composer Halim El-Dabh.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the moment's lull, the butler presented a yellow telegram on a shiny, Sheffield tray, and the Hostess slipped her pink fingers rustlingly through the envelope and brightened instantly.
From The Sick-a-Bed Lady And Also Hickory Dock, The Very Tired Girl, The Happy-Day, Something That Happened in October, The Amateur Lover, Heart of The City, The Pink Sash, Woman's Only Business by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
The two girls vanished rustlingly through a door over which was hung a piece of cardboard with the written words: "Ladies' cloakroom."
From Mr. Prohack by Arnold Bennett
Yet in a moment, when she had come all rustlingly and fragrantly close, "It would captivate me," he handsomely added.
From The Outcry by Henry James
