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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: rustle up vb (tr, adverb) informal - to prepare (a meal, snack, etc) rapidly, esp at short notice
- to forage for and obtain
rus•tle /ˈrʌsəl/USA pronunciation v., -tled, -tling, n. v. - to make the slight, soft sounds of gentle rubbing, as leaves: [no object]The leaves of autumn rustled.[~ + object]They rustled the leaves as they walked through the woods.
- [~ + object] to steal (livestock, esp. cattle).
- rustle up, [Informal.]to put together by effort or search: [~ + up + object]to rustle up some lunch from leftovers.[~ + object + up]to rustle something up for lunch.
n. [countable] - the sound made by anything that rustles.
rus•tler, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rus•tle (rus′əl),USA pronunciation v., -tled, -tling, n. v.i. - to make a succession of slight, soft sounds, as of parts rubbing gently one on another, as leaves, silks, or papers.
- to cause such sounds by moving or stirring something.
- to move, proceed, or work energetically:Rustle around and see what you can find.
v.t. - to move or stir so as to cause a rustling sound:The wind rustled the leaves.
- to move, bring, or get by energetic action:I'll go rustle some supper.
- to steal (livestock, esp. cattle).
- rustle up, [Informal.]to find, gather, or assemble by effort or search:to rustle up some wood for a fire.
n. - the sound made by anything that rustles:the rustle of leaves.
- 1350–1400; Middle English rustlen (verb, verbal); compare Frisian russelje, Dutch ridselen; of imitative origin, originally
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