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rustlings

rustlings is the plural of rustling.

Meaning of rustling

Noun (1)

rustling (uncountable)

  1. The rounding up and theft of animals, cattle in particular.
    • And if you would like one more fact about this worthy, he was responsible for an Act on the statute book abolishing the death penalty for cattle rustling.2021 September 22, Stephen Roberts, “The writings on the wall...”, in RAIL, number 940, page 71

Noun (2)

rustling (plural rustlings)

  1. A series of rustles.
    • I hear a rustling in the bushes off to my right, and my trigger finger spasms.2006 March 29, Richard Daughty, 321gold

Questions about rustlings

What is rustlings the plural of?
Rustlings is the plural of rustling.

Words near rustlings in the dictionary

  1. rustlin'
  2. rustling
  3. rustling someone's jimmies
  4. rustling up
  5. rustlingly
  6. rustlings
  7. rustly
  8. Rustman
  9. Rusto
  10. Ruston
  11. rustproof

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