What part of speech is rustling?

"Rustling" can be a few different parts of speech, depending on how it's used in a sentence:

* Verb: Describing the action of making a soft, crinkly sound, like leaves in the wind.

* Example: The wind rustled the leaves in the trees.

* Noun: The sound itself.

* Example: The rustling of leaves was a soothing sound.

* Adjective: Describing something that makes a rustling sound.

* Example: The rustling leaves hid the movement of the fox.

So, to determine the part of speech, you need to look at its context in the sentence.