footfall
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6.2
- noun
- /ˈfʊtˌfɔl/
:
paso
- Before long, I heard footfalls moving past and then a low rumble of voices.
- heard footfalls
- heavy footfalls
- thunderous footfalls
Examples
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Part of me had been in a cellar, too, waiting for the sound of footfalls on the stairs.
Fiction book (1999) -
Once inside, they listened to the footfalls of a couple who never found their way within.
Fiction book (2000) -
For a moment, he could swear that he had heard footfalls other than his own.
Fiction book (1992) -
I watched the light and the shadows that each of his footfalls made.
Academic text (2003) -
But then she heard her husband's footfall and his early-morning cough.
Fiction book (1998) -
Soon will come the clatter of footfalls up the drive.
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In the weird stillness, Meguet heard a footfall in the grass behind her.
Fiction book (1993) -
Closing her eyes, she laid her cheek against the earth, listening to his footfalls getting closer.
Fiction book (1996) -
Her thoughts were accompanied by the crunch of her footfalls on the loamy trail.
Fiction book (1999) -
As she walked through the quiet forest, the only sound was the gentle footfall of her boots on the soft moss.
Synonyms
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1.0
The sound a foot or shoe makes on the ground
90
1.0
The sound made by someone walking
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6.5
A single step or the sound a foot makes when walking
A very quiet sound someone makes when they take a step
How Loud
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6.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Footfall comes from foot and fall, giving the clear picture of a foot 'falling' onto the ground and making a noise. So a footfall is the sound of a person's 'step'.