How to pronounce rustle
American English pronunciation
RUS-uhl
- IPA
- /ˈɹʌsəl/
- Syllables
- RUS · uhl (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What rustle means
To make a soft dry crinkly sound
In a sentence: I could hear the leaves rustle as a squirrel darted by.
Where it comes from: From Middle English, imitating the soft sound itself.
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