Rus·tle v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rustled p. pr. & vb. n. Rustling ]
  1. To make a quick succession of small sounds, like the rubbing or moving of silk cloth or dry leaves.
     He is coming; I hear his straw rustle.   --Shak.
     Prouder than rustling in unpaid-for silk.   --Shak.
  2. To stir about energetically; to strive to succeed; to bustle about. [Slang, Western U.S.]