Synonyms for rustle
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A soft crackling sound similar to the movement of dry leaves.
Related words
- Word family
- rustler
- Phrases
- rustle up rustle someone's jimmies rustle someone's jim-jams
Forms
- Plural
- rustles → whispers, whisperings, susurrations, crisps…
Example sentences
- whisper Ziri heard an unintelligible whisper in the dark.
- whispering Tobias and Isabella were whispering to each other.
- crisp Benedito's salad is always so crisp and refreshing.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| rustle | rising | |
| whisper | rising | |
| whispering | rising | |
| susurration | rising | |
| crisp | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- crisp1
- 7 letters
- whisper2
- 10 letters
- whispering3
- 11 letters
- susurration
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (whisper2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- bruissement
- Italiano
- brusio