Seep vs Rustle - What's the difference?
seep | rustle |
a small spring, pool, or other place where liquid from the ground (e.g. water, petroleum or tar) has oozed to the surface
moisture that seeps out; a seepage
A seafloor vent
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).
As nouns the difference between seep and rustle
is that seep is a small spring, pool, or other place where liquid from the ground (e.g. water, petroleum or tar) has oozed to the surface while rustle is a soft crackling sound similar to the movement of leaves.As verbs the difference between seep and rustle
is that seep is to ooze, or pass slowly through pores or other small openings while rustle is to move (something) with a soft crackling sound.seep
English
(wikipedia seep)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* leakSee also
* sip * siphonAnagrams
* * ----rustle
English
Noun
(en noun)- He heard the silken rustle of a dressing-gown being drawn on.
Verb
(rustl)- rustle some food
- rustle up some food
