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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a rustling of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe the sound or movement of something that is making a rustling noise, often associated with leaves, paper, or fabric.
Example: "As I walked through the forest, I heard a rustling of leaves behind me."
Alternatives: "a whisper of" or "a fluttering of".
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Their aural blinders seem a violation of the essence of running, which is a rustling of the unconfined.
All I could detect was some faint movement way out in the prairie, maybe a mile away, a rustling of the grass.
"I heard a rustling of leaves near me and thought I should look over to see what made the sound and all of a sudden it was: bobcat face," she recalled recently.
We didn't come upon them; a rustling of leaves, a sharp smell, and suddenly they were overhead, watching us from the deep caverns under their slabs of forehead and tufts of red hair.
Before I could take any more photos, there was a rustling of curtains and a man and a woman appeared from the back of the shop.
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A slight commotion--a rustle of gasps and soft exclamations--made us turn the way other people were looking.
The first issues hit newsstands with a thud, and then a rustle of derision.
A decade on, there was a rustle of papers at any discussion.
There was a rustle of leaves in the high branches, like a downdraft of wind.
Ms. Greuel gave an equivocal answer that produced a rustle of laughter among a few in the audience.
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