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Rustle (Verb)

Take illegally; "rustle cattle".

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

The notorious outlaw was known for his ability to rustle livestock from unsuspecting ranchers and sell them on the black market.
In the late 1800s, Texas ranchers fought against those who would rustle their cattle and take them across the border.
The gang had been rustling cows for months before the sheriff finally got a lead on their whereabouts.
It was common for bandits to rustle horses in the Wild West and then sell them for a profit in another town.
The rancher had installed cameras to catch those who tried to rustle his prize-winning bulls.

Make a dry crackling sound; "rustling silk"; "the dry leaves were rustling in the breeze".

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

Leaves rustled underfoot as she walked through the forest.
The pages of the old book rustled as she turned them.
A small animal caused the underbrush to rustle as it scurried away.
The dry leaves were rustling in the breeze.
As the curtains moved in the wind, the tissue paper rustled loudly against the window.

Forage food.

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

The dried leaves began to rustle as I rummaged through the underbrush searching for wild mushrooms.
Her hands gently rustle through the dry corn husks to find any remaining edible kernels.
She is carefully learning how to rustle up wild garlic by listening to the sounds of the forest floor.
His boots rustle against the leaf-covered terrain as he quietly approaches the area to forage for wild berries.
His experienced hands rustle through the forest undergrowth to find wild greens that are suitable to eat raw.