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Rumble vs Rustle - What's the difference?

rumble | rustle |

In lang=en terms the difference between rumble and rustle

is that rumble is to cause to pass through a rumble, or polishing machine while rustle is to steal (cattle or other livestock).

As nouns the difference between rumble and rustle

is that rumble is a low, heavy, continuous sound, such as that of thunder or a hungry stomach while rustle is a soft crackling sound similar to the movement of leaves.

As verbs the difference between rumble and rustle

is that rumble is to make a low, heavy, continuous sound while rustle is (ergative) to move (something) with a soft crackling sound.

As an interjection rumble

is an onomatopoeia describing a rumbling noise.

rumble

English

Alternative forms

* (dialectal)

Interjection

(en interjection)
  • An onomatopoeia describing a rumbling noise
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A low, heavy, continuous sound, such as that of thunder or a hungry stomach.
  • The rumble from passing trucks made it hard to sleep at night.
  • (slang) A street fight or brawl.
  • A rotating cask or box in which small articles are smoothed or polished by friction against each other.
  • (dated) A seat for servants, behind the body of a carriage.
  • * Charles Dickens
  • Kit, well wrapped, was in the rumble behind.

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To make a low, heavy, continuous sound.
  • If I don't eat, my stomach will rumble .
    I could hear the thunder rumbling in the distance.
  • To discover deceitful or underhanded behaviour.
  • The police is going to rumble your hideout.
  • To move while making a rumbling noise.
  • The truck rumbled over the rough road.
  • (slang) To fight; to brawl.
  • To cause to pass through a rumble, or polishing machine.
  • (obsolete) To murmur; to ripple.
  • * Spenser
  • to rumble gently down with murmur soft

    Anagrams

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    rustle

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A soft crackling sound similar to the movement of leaves.
  • * 1994 , (Stephen Fry), (The Hippopotamus) Chapter 2
  • He heard the silken rustle of a dressing-gown being drawn on.

    Verb

    (rustl)
  • (ergative) To move (something) with a soft crackling sound.
  • *1877 , (Anna Sewell), (Black Beauty) Chapter 22[http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Black_Beauty/22]
  • *:The next day at three o'clock we were again at the door, and the footmen as before; we heard the silk dress rustle , and the lady came down the steps and in an imperious voice, she said, "York, you must put those horses' heads higher, they are not fit to be seen."
  • To make or obtain in a lively, energetic way.
  • rustle some food
    rustle up some food
  • To steal (cattle or other livestock).
  • Derived terms

    * rustler * rustle up

    See also

    * abigeat

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