rustle up
rustle up · rustles up · rustled up · rustling up
To forage for, or to quickly prepare, somethingTo forage for, or (figuratively) to quickly prepare, something.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To forage for, or (figuratively) to quickly prepare, something.
I'll see if I can rustle up a meal before the guests start arriving in 30 minutes.
Translations
3 languagesForms
rustles up, rustling up, rustled up, rustled up| Base form | rustle up · to rustle up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | rustles up |
| Present participle | rustling up |
| Past simple | rustled up |
| Past participle | rustled up |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.