FOOTFALL
Dictionary entry overview: What does footfall mean? • FOOTFALL (noun)
The noun FOOTFALL has 1 sense:
1. the sound of a step of someone walking
Familiarity information: FOOTFALL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• FOOTFALL (noun)
Meaning:
The sound of a step of someone walking
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
footfall; footstep; step
Context example:
he heard footsteps on the porch
Hypernyms ("footfall" is a kind of...):
sound (the sudden occurrence of an audible event)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "footfall"):
tramp (a heavy footfall)
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