Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: footfall
IPA transcription: [f'ʊtf,ɔl]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: footfall, footstep, step
    Meaning: the sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps on the porch"
Usage examples
  • Surely, it must be the footfall of some large animal, this cadenced rustling on the leaves!
  • Every footfall, every sound in the street, raised hopes to be disappointed; but it was not for long, the dreadful quiet succeeded again.
  • As I watched them disposing of the mangled remains of M'ling, I heard a light footfall behind me, and turning quickly saw the big Hyena-swine perhaps a dozen yards away.