Rustled vs Rusted - What's the difference?
rustled | rusted |
(rustle)
A soft crackling sound similar to the movement of leaves.
* 1994 , (Stephen Fry), (The Hippopotamus) Chapter 2
(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.
To steal (cattle or other livestock).
(often, rusted-out) Corroded; steel that has oxidized; covered in rust.
(rust)
As verbs the difference between rustled and rusted
is that rustled is (rustle) while rusted is (rust).As an adjective rusted is
(often|rusted-out) corroded; steel that has oxidized; covered in rust.rustled
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Verb
(head)Anagrams
*rustle
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Noun
(en noun)- He heard the silken rustle of a dressing-gown being drawn on.
Verb
(rustl)- rustle some food
- rustle up some food