footfall
a footstep.
the sound of footsteps: She heard a footfall on the stairs.
Origin of footfall
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How to use footfall in a sentence
One by one the musicians enter, darkened shapes and footfalls.
Leaps of Faith: Wrestling With Uncertainty and Finding Grace Through the Music of Hiss Golden Messenger | Howard Wolfson | March 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs he disappeared, there came the sound of footfalls on the porch and Bill Talpers's heavy knock made the front door panels shake.
Mystery Ranch | Arthur ChapmanNo sound save the faint shouts of the drinkers, echoing from far below, and their own measured footfalls.
God Wills It! | William Stearns DavisHe heard the faint footfalls on the ground, though for a time he was unable to catch so much as a shadowy glimpse of the intruder.
Two Boys in Wyoming | Edward S. EllisHis crisp footfalls seemed to print themselves on a heart of lead.
The Highgrader | William MacLeod Raine
But for the one obsessing idea she would have recognised that those soft-padded footfalls were not those of any white man.
Forging the Blades | Bertram Mitford
British Dictionary definitions for footfall
/ (ˈfʊtˌfɔːl) /
the sound of a footstep
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