stichlev.
/ˈstɪx(ə)l/, /ˈstɪk(ə)l/, U.S. /ˈstɪk(ə)l/, /ˈstɪx(ə)l/, Scottish English /ˈstɪx(ə)l/ Scottish.
intransitive. To rustle, make a rustling sound.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [verb (intransitive)] > rustle
brustlec1275
rustlea1387
stichle?a1513
whistle1633
fissle1721
crinkle1878
frou-frouing1905
a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 231 Sik straikis and stychling wes on steir.
1788 E. Picken Poems & Epist. 166 Ithers dose, While, stichlan, whis'les through their nose The eldritch snore.
Derivatives
ˈstichling n.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [noun] > rustling
whisping1379
rustlinga1387
flushinga1398
ruffling1440
stichling?1553
brustling1589
rustle1624
rash1671
titter1853
fidget1860
gush1866
reesle1866
frou-frou1870
silking1871
?1553 (c1501) G. Douglas Palice of Honour (London) i. l. 308 in Shorter Poems (1967) 28 The stychlyng [1579 Edinb. stichling] of a mows out of presence.
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