Footfall (Noun)
Meaning
The sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps on the porch".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- The creaking of the old wooden floorboards amplified every footfall as she walked across the room.
- As he lay in bed, he could hear the faint footfall of his roommate getting ready for work in the morning.
- The silence of the abandoned house was broken only by the faint footfall of a stray cat wandering through the empty halls.
- She strained her ears to hear the footfall of her children coming up the stairs, signaling that it was time for dinner.
- The sound of his own footfall echoed off the walls of the deserted alleyway, making him feel like he was being followed.