rustle

/ˈrʌsl/ verb [I, T]

Translation

› If things such as paper or leaves rustle, or if you rustle them, they move about and make a soft, dry sound.

hışırda(t)mak, hışırtı sesi çıkarmak; hışır hışır etmek

Outside, the trees rustled in the wind.1092

rustle up sth phrasal verb

› to produce something very quickly

çabucak hazırlamak, bulup buluşturmak; uydurmak

I managed to rustle up a meal from the bits and pieces I found in his fridge.901

(Definition of rustle verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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