Definition

1. Verb:
   • To rustle: To make a soft, low, continuous sound, like that of leaves stirred by a gentle wind or water flowing softly.
   • To murmur: To produce a low, indistinct, continuous sound, similar to distant voices or a whispering crowd.
   • To sigh / to sough: Used poetically to describe a soft, moaning, or whispering sound, often made by the wind.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Gió thổi làm những tán lá rì rào. (The wind blew, making the leaves rustle.)
  • Tiếng nước suối chảy rì rào trong đêm. (The sound of the stream murmured through the night.)
  • Từ xa vọng lại tiếng người rì rào. (The murmur of people echoed from afar.)

Advanced Usage

• "rì rào bàn tán": to whisper or murmur in discussion.
  • Mọi người bắt đầu rì rào bàn tán về sự việc. (People began to murmur and discuss the event.)

Variants and Related Words

• Rì rầm (v): to whisper, to mutter in a very low voice, often implying a more secretive or intimate conversation than "rì rào".
  • Họ ngồi rì rầm trò chuyện ở góc phòng. (They sat whispering in the corner of the room.)

Synonyms

• Rustle: To make a soft, crackling sound like leaves or paper.
• Murmur: A low, continuous, indistinct sound.
• Whisper: To speak very softly.

Related Idioms

• Rì rào như tiếng sóng: To murmur like the sound of waves; describing a continuous, soothing, collective sound.
  • Tiếng học sinh trong thư viện rì rào như tiếng sóng. (The students' sound in the library murmured like waves.)

verb

1. to rustle