/ Thesaurus / R Synonyms of rustling Find synonyms for: Noun1. rustling, larceny, theft, thievery, thieving, stealingusage: the stealing of cattle2. rustle, rustling, whisper, whispering, noiseusage: a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the windVerb1. rustle, sound, gousage: make a dry crackling sound; "rustling silk"; "the dry leaves were rustling in the breeze"2. rustle, lift, stealusage: take illegally; "rustle cattle"3. rustle, scrounge, forageusage: forage foodAdjective1. murmurous, rustling, soughing, susurrous, soft (vs. loud)usage: characterized by soft sounds; "a murmurous brook"; "a soughing wind in the pines"; "a slow sad susurrous rustle like the wind fingering the pines"- R.P.WarrenWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: abominable Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language