Rustle (verb)

1. To make a soft, muffled sound, as of the movement of leaves or paper.
2. To move with soft, muffled sounds, as of the movement of clothing or foliage.
3. To steal livestock, especially cattle, by driving them away quietly.

Origin:

From middle english rustlen, from old english hrūxlian, from proto-germanic *hruskōną (“to rustle, make a noise”), from proto-indo-european *ḱers- (“to rustle, shake, scatter”).

Examples:

1. The leaves rustled in the wind as we walked through the forest.
2. She heard someone rustling around in the bushes.
3. The cowboys heard a rustling in the bushes and knew that cattle rustlers were nearby.