FOOTFALL

footfall, footstep, step

(noun) the sound of a step of someone walking; “he heard footsteps on the porch”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

footfall (countable and uncountable, plural footfalls)

(countable) The sound made by a footstep.

(chiefly, British, uncountable) Foot (pedestrian) traffic.

Source: Wiktionary


Foot"fall`, n.

Definition: A setting down of the foot; a footstep; the sound of a footstep. Shak. Seraphim, whose footfalls tinkled on the tufted floor. Poe

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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