(ergative) To move (something) with a soft crackling sound. / (transitive) To make or obtain in a lively, energetic way. / (transitive) To steal (cattle or other livestock).

A soft crackling sound similar to the movement of dry leaves. / A movement producing such a sound.

simple past tense and past participle of rustle

plural of rustle

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rustle

A series of rustles.

present participle of rustle

The rounding up and theft of animals, cattle in particular.

plural of rustling

(idiomatic) To forage for, or (figuratively) to quickly prepare, something.