It brings up memories of soft breezes stirring up the countryside in seasons past. There was a tree near my childhood home which had a thick verdure of dangling, roughly circular leaves. When the wind ran through them, it would let out a soft whisper like a muffled rain stick. The word rustle embodies [...]

I love that there’s a word for the noise caused by gas moving through your intestines, and that it’s so onomatopoetic!

Chris Seattle, WA